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折腾

zhēteng

Traditional: 折騰

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

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Meaning of 折腾 in English

zhētengHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #10601
  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)

Characters

折 on its own →
zhé · to break

HSK words with 折

打折HSK 4折扣HSK 5折HSK 6挫折HSK 6波折HSK 7–9存折HSK 7–9骨折HSK 7–9曲折HSK 7–9折叠HSK 7–9折合HSK 7–9
腾 on its own →
téng · to make room; to clear out; to vacate

HSK words with 腾

腾HSK 7–9沸腾HSK 7–9热腾腾HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences