闹
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
nào nao4
- 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
Example sentences
- They were always making jokes.
- There isn't a place in this market that isn't lively.
HSK words with 闹
- 热闹 rènao bustling with noise and excitement
- 闹钟 nàozhōng alarm clock
- 胡闹 húnào to act willfully and make a scene
- 闹事 nàoshì to cause trouble
- 无理取闹 wúlǐqǔnào to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
- 喧闹 xuānnào to make a noise
- 看热闹 kànrènao to enjoy watching a bustling scene
- 闹着玩儿 nàozhewánr to play games