折腾

折騰

zhē teng

HSK 6

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

verb

Individual characters

我昨晚睡不着觉，一直在床上折腾。

wǒ zuówǎn shuì bùzháo jué ， yīzhízài chuángshàng zhēténg 。

I couldn't sleep last night, tossing and turning in bed.

他每天都要折腾很多事情，真让人觉得累。

tā měitiān dūyào zhēténg hěnduō shìqíng ， zhēnràngrén juéde léi 。

He has to deal with a lot of things every day, which really makes people feel exhausted.

她总是折腾自己的头发，今天想留长然后明天又想剪短。

tā zǒngshì zhēténg zìjǐ de tóufà ， jīntiān xiǎng liú cháng ránhòu míngtiān yòu xiǎng jiǎnduǎn 。

She always fusses over her hair, wanting to grow it long today and then wanting to cut it short tomorrow.