折腾
zhē​teng HSK7

to toss and turn

折腾 折騰 zhē​teng
to toss and turn
to roll around or flip from side to side, especially when unable to sleep
to repeat over and over
to do something repeatedly or move back and forth between options without reaching a result
to torment
to cause someone physical or mental suffering; to harass or cause trouble for others
to squander
to waste or spend money and time freely until nothing is left
to make a racket
to create a disturbance, play crazy, or cause a commotion

Frequency
Movie subtitles
6.59 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
15.8 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

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Sources
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)