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折腾

English translation: Make things too complicated

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Chinese term or phrase:折腾
English translation:Make things too complicated
Entered by: Heju Huang

00:19 Sep 13, 2016
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
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Chinese term or phrase: 折腾
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.
Heju Huang
United States
Local time: 00:26
Make things too complicated
Explanation:
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.
Selected response from:

David Lin
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:26
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2mess around
Cathryn Tan
3 +1fuss about/around
tanglsus
5 -1flip-flop
SHU-DE RONG
4Fussy
La Mi
4Make things too complicated
David Lin
4fool around
Jian Foo


Discussion entries: 1





  

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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fuss about/around


Explanation:
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.

供参考



    Reference: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Fuss+around
tanglsus
United States
Local time: 00:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Lickorish: Yeah, even just "Don't fuss" would be OK.
32 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mess around


Explanation:
Definition: to waste time; to do something ineffectually.
折腾 here could mean wasting time doing something that is not necessary.


你别折腾了， 好好干。
Stop messing around. Do your job properly.


Cathryn Tan
New Zealand
Local time: 16:26
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Zou
3 hrs
agree  Lu Pan
7 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
flip-flop


Explanation:
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。

SHU-DE RONG
Canada
Local time: 00:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  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.
2 days 10 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Fussy


Explanation:
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 ...

Example sentence(s):
  • Don't be fussy.
La Mi
China
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Make things too complicated


Explanation:
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.

David Lin
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 24
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fool around


Explanation:
this indicates someone is wating time or money

Jian Foo
Canada
Local time: 00:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ChineseChinese
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