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闹 (鬧)

nào

Pinyin

Definition

闹 (鬧)

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nào

noisy
cacophonous
to make noise
to disturb
to vent (feelings)
to fall ill
to have an attack (of sickness)
to go in (for some activity)
to joke

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

热闹

rè nao

1 bustling with noise and excitement
2 lively

闹

nào

1 noisy
2 cacophonous
3 to make noise
4 to disturb
5 to vent (feelings)
6 to fall ill
7 to have an attack (of sickness)
8 to go in (for some activity)
9 to joke

闹钟

nào zhōng

1 alarm clock

吵闹

chǎo nào

1 noisy
2 raucous
3 to shout and scream

喧闹

xuān nào

1 to make a noise
2 noisy

Idioms (4)

一哭二闹三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
2 to throw a tantrum

五鬼闹判

wǔ guǐ nào pàn

1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells

大吵大闹

dà chǎo dà nào

1 to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss
2 to make a scene

无理取闹

wú lǐ qǔ nào

1 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative

Sample Sentences

听到消息有新的上司要来，同事就开始出馊主意，说要热热闹闹地为新上司办个欢迎派对，看来他是想和新上司套交情。

tīngdào xiāoxi yǒu Xīn de shàngsi yào lái ，tóngshì jiù kāishǐ chū sōuzhǔyi ，shuō yào rèrènàonào de wéi Xīn shàngsi bàn ge huānyíng pàiduì ，kànlai tā shì xiǎng hé Xīn shàngsi tàojiāoqing 。

When hearing of the news that a new boss was coming, my colleague began to make silly suggestions, saying that we should have a welcoming party for the new boss. It seemed that he was trying to curry favor with the new boss.

Go to Lesson

开学的时候，门口车水马龙好热闹。

kāixué de shíhou ，ménkǒu chēshuǐmǎlóng hǎo rènao 。

When the school starts, the entrance of the school is very congested and bustling.

Go to Lesson

哈哈！依我看一定是你边上课边惹她不愉快吧？你们俩总是打打闹闹的，有你在她的心也很难平静。

hāhā ！yīwǒkàn yīdìng shì nǐ biān shàngkè biān rě tā bù yúkuài ba ？nǐmen liǎ zǒngshì dǎdǎnàonào de ，yǒu nǐ zài tā de xīn yě hěn nán píngjìng 。

Ha ha! As I see it, you must have been upsetting your wife while you were in class, no? You two are always arguing, so it’s hard for her to settle down when you’re there.

Go to Lesson

嘿，我说你这是什么意思呀？我们也只是小打小闹，你一外人懂什么呀？

hēi ，wǒ shuō nǐ zhè shì shénme yìsi ya ？wǒmen yě zhǐshì xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào ，nǐ yī wàirén dǒng shénme ya ？

Hey, what do you mean by that? Our disagreements aren't such a big deal, what would an outsider like you understand?

Go to Lesson

嫌不卫生用公筷呀，菜还是都在桌上好，热热闹闹的，大家可以相互夹菜。

xián bù wèishēng yòng gōngkuài ya ，cài háishi dōu zài zhuō shàng hǎo ，rèrènàonào de ，dàjiā kěyǐ xiānghù jiācài 。

Well use serving chopsticks if you dislike the unhygienic aspect. To have all the food on the table is more fun.......

Go to Lesson

这条大街热闹得不得了。

zhè tiáo dà jiē rènao de bùdéliǎo 。

This street is so lively.