折腾

Traditional (Taiwan): 折騰

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

zhēteng ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ

    • to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
    • to repeat sth over and over again
    • to torment sb
    • to play crazy
    • to squander (time, money)

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

to toss from side to side

to repeat sth over and over again

to torment sb

to play crazy

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