倒腾 (dǎo teng) — to move or shift (things around); to buy and sell on a small scale, to peddle
Definition
Colloquial verb covering two senses: physically moving or shuffling things around (furniture, boxes), and informally buying/selling goods for profit (peddling). Very everyday and spoken, not written.
verb
to move or shift (things around)to buy and sell on a small scaleto peddle
Examples
- 倒腾。Tā bǎ jiù jiā jù dōu dǎo teng dào lóu xià le.He moved all the old furniture downstairs.
- 倒腾。Tā kào dǎo teng shuǐ guǒ zhèng qián.He earns money by peddling fruit.
- 倒腾，。Nǐ bǎ xiāng zi dǎo teng yí xià, kàn kàn lǐ miàn yǒu shén me.Go through the box and see what's inside.
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