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折腾

折騰
zhēteng
verb HSK 7-9 #7,063

Meanings

  1. 1 to toss and turn
  2. 2 to torment
  3. 3 to mess around with
  4. 4 to cause trouble

Examples

HSK 3
别折腾了，赶紧睡觉吧。
Bié zhēteng le, gǎnjǐn shuìjiào ba.
Stop tossing around and go to sleep.
HSK 7-9
这个项目把我们折腾得够呛。
Zhège xiàngmù bǎ wǒmen zhēteng de gòuqiàng.
This project really put us through the wringer.
HSK 7-9
他一晚上翻来覆去地折腾。
Tā yī wǎnshang fānlái-fùqù de zhēteng.
He tossed and turned all night.

Tips

usage
折腾 is very colloquial and versatile. It can mean physical tossing, mental torment, or wasting effort on something. 别 折腾 了 = stop messing around / stop making a fuss.
register
Informal/colloquial. Very common in spoken Chinese. Avoid in formal writing.

Stroke Order

折 zhé
腾 téng