折腾

zhēteng

to toss about; to torment; to mess around

Dictionary entry

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb

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See it in sentences

别折腾我了。

Bié zhēteng wǒ le.

English

Stop tormenting me.

他折腾了一晚上。

Tā zhēteng le yì wǎnshang.

English

He tossed and turned all night.

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