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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.

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Fold the paper in half.

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把纸对折。

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折 — To bend part of a material over another part.