turn from side to side; toss about (v.)
HSK 6
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她整天忙于工作，晚上还要折腾孩子的作业。 tā zhěngtiān máng yú gōngzuò, wǎnshàng hái yào zhēteng háizi de zuòyè. - She is busy with work all day and still has to fuss over her child's homework at night.
他整理行李折腾了一个晚上，终于准备好了旅行。 tā zhěnglǐ xínglǐ zhētengle yīgè wǎnshàng, zhōngyú zhǔnbèi hǎole lǚxíng. - He spent the whole night packing and finally got ready for the trip.
这次活动的筹备折腾了大家好几个月。 zhè cì huódòng de chóubèi zhētengle dàjiā hǎojǐ gè yuè. - The preparation for this event kept everyone busy for several months.
他们为了解决这个问题折腾了很久。 tāmen wèile jiějué zhège wèntí zhētengle hěnjiǔ. - They struggled with this problem for a long time.
老板不断变更计划，让员工折腾得精疲力尽。 lǎobǎn bùduàn biàngēng jìhuà, ràng yuángōng zhēteng dé jīngpílìjìn. - The boss kept changing the plans, exhausting the employees.
Characters
折 zhé - break; snap; lose money in business | HSK 6
腾 téng - gallop; rise, soar; turn over; (used after a verb) indicating repeated actions |