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fold
/foʊld/
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- past
- folded
- third person
- folds
- past participle
- folded
- present participle
- folding
1 · verb
To bend part of a material over another part.
使材料的一部分翻到另一部分上。
Here 折 is read zhé; 摺 is used for folding in traditional writing.
Fold the paper in half.
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把纸对折。
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