不折不扣

不

bù

折

zhé

不

bù

扣

kòu

a hundred percent / to the letter / out-and-out

Characters and words in 不折不扣

不

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

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折

shé = sh + e2

to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)

Add a new mnemonic for 折 = 扌 + 斤

折

zhe̅ = zh + e1

to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)

Add a new mnemonic for 折 = 扌 + 斤

折

zhé = zh + e2

to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book

Add a new mnemonic for 折 = 扌 + 斤

折 = 扌 + 斤 : James II of England (zh) wants to lift a pair of barbells (斤) in the elevator's kitchen (e2), but the barbells are very heavy. He tries to use toy claws (扌) and folding (折) knifes (mnemonic symbol for 折) as levers, but they both snap (折).

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折

摺

zhé = zh + e2

variant of 折[zhe2] / to fold

Add a new mnemonic for 折 = 扌 + 斤

Add a new mnemonic for 摺 = 扌 + 習

扣

kòu = k + ou4

to fasten / to button / button / buckle / knot / to arrest / to confiscate / to deduct (money) / discount / to knock / to smash, spike or dunk (a ball) / to cover (with a bowl etc) / (fig.) to tag a label on sb / (Tw) (loanword) code

Add a new mnemonic for 扣 = 口 + 扌

扣 = 口 + 扌 : Karl Marx (k) manufactures a new button (扣) out of a mandarin (口) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). He does so by grapping the mandarin tightly in one hand, and carving out the button out of the peel by rotating a toy claw (扌) around the mandarin with his other hand.

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扣

釦

kòu = k + ou4

button

Add a new mnemonic for 扣 = 口 + 扌

Add a new mnemonic for 釦 = 金 + 口

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