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捣腾

Word · VerbTraditional翻騰

same as 倒腾; to move about; to buy and sell

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to move; to shift; to rummage through (clothes, boxes, etc.)

informal

同“倒腾”。指把物品从一处移到另一处,或在容器中来回翻找东西。

Tā他
zài在
dǎo翻
teng腾
jiù旧
yī衣
fu服
 ,
zhǎo找
nà那
jiàn件
jiá夹
kè克
 。

He's rummaging through old clothes looking for that jacket.

Bié别
dǎo翻
teng腾
wǒ我
de的
chōu抽
tì屉
 !

Don't go rummaging through my drawers!

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Dǎo翻
teng腾
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
bǎ把
cāng仓
kù库
zhěng整
lǐ理
hǎo好
le了
 。

After moving things around all afternoon, the warehouse is finally organized.

2.

verb

to buy and sell (goods); to deal in; to resell for profit

informal

同“倒腾”。指从事商品的买进卖出活动,尤指小本经营或倒卖二手物品以赚取差价。

Tā他
kào靠
dǎo翻
teng腾
jiù旧
shū书
zhuàn赚
le了
bù不
shǎo少
qián钱
 。

He made quite a bit of money buying and selling used books.

Zǎo早
nián年
jiān间
 ,
tā他
pǎo跑
dān单
bāng帮
dǎo翻
teng腾
xiǎo小
shāng商
pǐn品
 。

In the early years, he traveled around trading small commodities.

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Bié别
dǎo折
teng腾
nà那
xiē些
jiǎ假
huò货
le了
 ,
huàn换
diǎn点
zhèng正
jing经
shēng生
yi意
zuò做
 。

Stop dealing in those fake goods, switch to a proper business.