Writing
折腾 (zhē teng) — how to say "to toss and turn" in Chinese
折腾
To toss and turn; to fiddle with; to torment
verb
Character composition
折
to break, to fold
腾
to rise, to soar
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
肉
Meat
#130 · ròu · 6 strokes
Collocations
折腾半天
zhē teng bàn tiān
fuss around for ages
来回折腾
lái huí zhē teng
run back and forth
瞎折腾
xiā zhē teng
mess around pointlessly
Examples
他整晚在床上折腾，睡不着觉。
He tossed and turned in bed all night and couldn't sleep.
别折腾了。
Stop tormenting yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Toss and turn in Chinese
"to toss and turn" in Chinese is 折腾 (zhē teng).
折腾 meaning in English
折腾 (zhē teng) means "To toss and turn; to fiddle with; to torment".
How is 折腾 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhē teng (written as zhe teng, zheteng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to toss and turn" in Chinese characters?
It is written 折腾: 折 has 7 strokes, 腾 has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 折腾?
折腾 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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