Verbturn from side to side; toss about

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 折腾.
折 stroke order svg
腾 stroke order svg

Practice writing 折腾 (zhē teng) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

折腾 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 折腾 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 折腾 with other words naturally.
Verb + Complementwith来回
lái
huí
zhé
téng
neutral
go back and forth
Verb + Objectwith
zhé
téng
rén
neutral
give someone a hard time
Verb + Particlewith别...了
bié
zhé
téng
liǎo
informalSpoken
stop messing around
Adverb + Verbwith
xiā
zhé
téng
informalSpoken
mess around aimlessly

Example Sentences with 折腾

zhē
teng
wán
He is fiddling with the toy.
zhěng
zài
chuáng
shàng
zhē
teng
zěn
me
shuì
zhe
He tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to fall asleep.
wèi
le
yōu
huà
liú
chéng
tuán
duì
fǎn
zhē
teng
le
duō
fāng
àn
To optimize the process, the team repeatedly revised the plan multiple times.
bié
zhē
teng
le
zǎo
diǎn
xiū
ba
Stop messing around and get some rest early.
zhè
yàng
zhē
teng
jué
de
lèi
ma
Why do you have to torment yourself like this? Don't you feel tired?
bié
zài
zhē
teng
tái
jiù
diàn
nǎo
le
jīng
xiū
hǎo
le
Stop messing with that old computer; it's beyond repair.
wèi
le
zhè
ge
xiàng
zhē
teng
le
hǎo
tiān
He has been struggling with this project for several days.
xiǎng
chuàng
yòu
shī
bài
nèi
xīn
zhí
zài
zhē
teng
He wants to start a business but fears failure, so his mind is constantly in turmoil.