Meaning of zhē teng:
折腾
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)
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Zuó wǎn wǒ yīzhí zài chuáng shàng zhē teng, wúfǎ rùshuì.
昨晚我一直在床上折腾，无法入睡。
Last night, I kept tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.
Bié zài zhē teng zhè ge wèntí le, yǐqián yǐjīng tǎolùn guò hěn duō cì.
别再折腾这个问题了，以前已经讨论过很多次。
Stop going over this issue; we have discussed it many times before.
Zuó wǎn wǒ bèi wén zi zhē teng de yī yè méi shuì hǎo.
昨晚我被蚊子折腾得一夜没睡好。
Last night I was tormented by mosquitoes and didn't sleep well all night.
Zuó wǎn wǒ jiā de māo zài kètīng lǐ zhē teng le yī zhěng yè.
昨晚我家的猫在客厅里折腾了一整夜。
Last night, my cat played crazily in the living room all night.
Tā zuótiān wǎnshàng yīzhí zài zhē teng tā de jiù diànnǎo.
他昨天晚上一直在折腾他的旧电脑。
He was squandering his time on his old computer last night.
