Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
折腾
English translation:
Make things too complicated
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Heju Huang
Sep 13, 2016 00:19
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折腾
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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
General conversation
你别折腾了， 好好干。
It is just a general conversation. what is the equivalent English expression for the term 折腾 here? Thanks in advance for the help.
It is just a general conversation. what is the equivalent English expression for the term 折腾 here? Thanks in advance for the help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | Make things too complicated |
David Lin
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| 4 +2 | mess around |
Cathryn Tan
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| 3 +1 | fuss about/around |
tanglsus
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| 5 -1 | flip-flop |
SHU-DE RONG
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| 4 | Fussy |
La Mi
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| 4 | fool around |
Jian Foo
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Make things too complicated
折騰 has the implication of complications that a person has dwelled into for some time trying to find questions rather than provide the answers.
Since it's a conversation, I suggest the following:
Don‘t make things too complicated, just get on with your
work.
Hope you'll find it helpful.
Since it's a conversation, I suggest the following:
Don‘t make things too complicated, just get on with your
work.
Hope you'll find it helpful.
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fuss about/around
你别折腾了
stop fussing around...
fuss about
and fuss around
to go about complaining; to move about in a busy manner. Don't fuss about so much. Things will take care of themselves. Now, stop fussing around and sit down.
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stop fussing around...
fuss about
and fuss around
to go about complaining; to move about in a busy manner. Don't fuss about so much. Things will take care of themselves. Now, stop fussing around and sit down.
供参考
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flip-flop
我记得，几年前，胡锦涛在位时曾在某报告中用 “不折腾“。官方翻译成 "do not flip-flop", "flip-flop" 有“翻烧饼“ 之意。
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alexgochenou (X)
: "Flip-flop" has a very specific meaning, which most often describes saying one thing but doing another, or changing one's mind inappropriately. This is a staple of American political discourse.
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Fussy
Don't be fussy.
Someone who is fussy is very concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to please.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/don't be ...
Someone who is fussy is very concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to please.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/don't be ...
Example sentence:
Don't be fussy.
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