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折腾

Traditional: 折騰

zhē teng

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhē teng · zit3 tang4 (Jyutping)

  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)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

折

Meaning
break off, snap; bend
Radical
扌
Strokes
7
Components
⿰扌斤
Cangjie
QHML
Four-corner
5202.1

腾

Meaning
fly; gallop; run; prance; rise
Radical
⺼
Strokes
13
Components
⿸朕马
Cangjie
BFQM
Four-corner
7922

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