折騰 (zhēteng) — to toss back and forth, do over and over; to put through hardship, wear out

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

折騰 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

折騰＝折＋騰

ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ · zhēteng

verb — to toss back and forth, do over and over; to put through hardship, wear out

字源 FORM — what the parts do

折to turn over, flip back (折返)zhē

騰to leap, churn up (奔騰)teng

折騰，折返的折，奔騰的騰。

關 · Related

瞎折騰xiāzhētengto mess about pointlessly — the same 折騰, made worse勞累láolèiworn out — what 折騰 does to you