折腾 zhētenɡ verb informal ① (翻来覆去) be restless ▸ 凑合着睡一会儿吧,别来回折腾了。 You’d better stop tossing and turning and try to get some sleep. ② (反复做) do sth over and over again ▸ 他把收音机装了又拆,拆了又装,折腾了几十回。 He took the radio apart a number of times and then fitted the parts back together again. ③ (折磨) torment ▸ 不少人受慢性病折腾。 Many people are tormented by chronic diseases. ④ (做无谓的事) do pointless things |