折腾

zhē teng · zhe teng

Traditional 折騰

Meaning

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  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)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)整(zhěng)晚(wǎn)翻(fān)来(lái)覆(fù)去(qù)地(de)折(zhē)腾(teng),怎(zěn)么(me)也(yě)睡(shuì)不(bu)着(zháo)。

He tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep.

02

别(bié)为(wèi)这(zhè)件(jiàn)小(xiǎo)事(shì)来(lái)回(huí)折(zhē)腾(teng)了(le),赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)决(jué)定(dìng)吧(ba)。

Don't keep going back and forth over this trivial matter; hurry up and decide.

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