折腾

tā zhē teng le hǎo jǐ gè xiǎo shí zhī hòu cái shuì zháo

他折腾了好几个小时之后才睡着。

He tossed about in bed for hours before he got to sleep.

nǐ zuì hǎo xiān còu he zhe shuì yī huì r ba bié lái huí zhē teng le

你最好先凑合着睡一会儿吧，别来回折腾了。

You'd better stop tossing about and try to get some sleep.

tā zhē teng le yī yè hěn zǎo jiù xǐng le

她折腾了一夜，很早就醒了。

She awoke early after a disturbed night.

tā bǎ shōu yīn jī zhuāng le chāi chāi le zhuāng zhē teng le hǎo jǐ shí huí

他把收音机装了拆，拆了装，折腾了好几十回。

For dozens of times, he took the radio apart and then fitted the parts together again.

zhē teng yī huì r zhī hòu wǒ men zuì zhōng zuò chū le jué dìng

折腾一会儿之后，我们最终作出了决定。

After much toing and froing, we finally reached a decision.

xià yǔ le nǐ yī biān kāi mén yī biān hái yào zhē teng nǐ de yǔ sǎn rán hòu nǐ jiù wàng le suǒ mén

下雨了，你一边开门一边还要折腾你的雨伞，然后你就忘了锁门。

It's raining, you're fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door-understandable.

hěn duō bǎi xìng shòu màn xìng bìng zhē teng

很多百姓受慢性病折腾。

Many people are tormented by chronic diseases.

yá téng zhēn zhē teng rén

牙疼真折腾人。

Toothache can really get one down.

bù yī huì r tā jiù bǎ nà fèn jiā chǎn zhē teng guāng le

不一会儿她就把那份家产折腾光了。

It didn't take her long to squander away her family fortune.