# 折腾 (zhēteng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 折腾 (zhēteng) means “to toss about; to mess around”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to toss about; to mess around
- Pinyin: zhēteng (zhe1 teng5)
- Traditional: 折騰
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他折腾到半夜才睡着。
  Tā zhēteng dào bàn'yè cái shuìzháo.
  He tossed and turned until midnight before falling asleep.

## Characters

- [折](https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-break/) (zhé): to break; to fold
- [腾](https://hanziro.com/word/teng-make-room/) (téng): to make room; to clear out

https://hanziro.com/word/zhe-teng-toss-about/

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