折腾

zhēteng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 折騰

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别折腾我了。

Stop tormenting me.

他折腾了一晚上。

He tossed and turned all night.