折腾 meaning in English
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again
Meaning of 折腾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhēteng
- 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)
Stroke order for each character
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折 zhé · to break · 7 strokes
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腾 téng · to gallop · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 折腾.
| 打折 | dǎzhé | to give a discount |
| 折磨 | zhémó | to torment; to torture |
| 骨折 | gǔzhé | to suffer a fracture; (of a bone) to break |
| 挫折 | cuòzhé | setback; reverse |
| 折扣 | zhékòu | discount |
| 沸腾 | fèiténg | (of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over |
| 折叠 | zhédié | to fold; collapsible; folding (bicycle, antenna, bed etc) |
| 转折点 | zhuǎnzhédiǎn | turning point; breaking point |
| 转折 | zhuǎnzhé | shift in the trend of events; turnaround |
| 曲折 | qūzhé | winding; (fig.) complicated |
| 热腾腾 | rèténgténg | steaming hot; (fig.) bustling |
| 波折 | bōzhé | twists and turns |
Questions about 折腾
What does 折腾 mean?
折腾 (zhēteng) means "to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 折腾?
折腾 is made of 2 characters: 折 (7 strokes), 腾 (13 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 折腾 an HSK word?
Yes. 折腾 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 折腾 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 折腾 is written 折騰.