费了这么大力气折腾
“We went to all that trouble”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
快回去吧
“-Go back now. -Go back.”
费了这么大力气 折腾
“We went to all that trouble”
最后一场空
“for nothing in the end.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
The concept of 'zheteng' encapsulates repetitive, draining struggles that often produce anxiety and meager practical returns.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
expend effort; take great pains
Commonly used to describe taking physical or mental energy to accomplish a tough task.
to cause a commotion; to do something over and over exhaustingly
A versatile colloquial verb expressing unnecessary struggle, hustle, or turning things upside down.