折腾
zhē tengㄓㄜ ㄊㄥ˙
Traditional: 折騰
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9TOCFL 5
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
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)
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Stroke order
CHIẾT · 7 strokes
to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
13 strokes
(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
Related words
- 打折 dǎ zhé — to give a discount
- 折 shé — to snap; to break (a stick, a bone etc); (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
- 折 zhē — to turn sth over; to turn upside down; to tip sth out (of a container)
- 折 zhé — to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book
- 折磨 zhé mó — to torment; to torture
- 挫折 cuò zhé — setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- 曲折 qū zhé — winding; (fig.) complicated
- 转折 zhuǎn zhé — shift in the trend of events; turnaround; plot shift in a book; turn in the conversation