HSK 6 HSK V7-9
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折腾
/ zhēteng /
Strokes
Definition
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)
Example
As a Verb
turn from side to side; toss about; toss and turn
1
Còuhe
凑合
zhāo
着
shuì
睡
yīhuìr
一会儿
bā
吧
,
biè
别
láihuí
来回
zhēteng
折腾
le
了
。
You'd better stop tossing about and try to get some sleep.
As a Verb
do sth over and over again
2
Tā
他
bǎ
把
shōuyīnjī
收音机
zhuāng
装
le
了
yòu
又
chāi
拆
,
chāi
拆
le
了
yòu
又
zhuāng
装
,
zhēteng
折腾
le
了
jīshí
几十
huí
回
。
For dozens of times he took the radio apart and then fitted the parts together again.
As a Verb
torment
3
Bùshǎo
不少
rén
人
shòu
受
mànxìngbìng
慢性病
zhēteng
折腾
。
Many people are tormented by chronic diseases.