折腾

zhēteng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again

Traditional 折騰
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 HSK 2.0 · Level 6 verbverb / noun

Meaning

zhēteng zhe1 teng5
  1. to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
  2. to repeat sth over and over again
  3. to torment sb
  4. to play crazy
  5. to squander (time, money)

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