折
腾

折腾 (zhē teng) – to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

zhē teng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 折騰0 example sentences

Definitions

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

Simplified & traditional

折腾

Simplified

折騰

Traditional

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Related words

折

shé

to snap

腾

téng

(bound form) to gallop

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

波折

bō zhé

twists and turns

存折

cún zhé

passbook

挫折

cuò zhé

setback

沸腾

fèi téng

(of a liquid) to boil

骨折

gǔ zhé

to suffer a fracture

曲折

qū zhé

winding

折叠

zhé dié

to fold

折合

zhé hé

to convert into

折扣

zhé kòu

discount

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