闹 - nào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 6 - Hard
8 strokes
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闹 (鬧)

nào

Definition

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 (39)

闹事

nào shì

to cause trouble; to create a disturbance

farce

downtown

gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance

闹市

nào shì

downtown area; city center

闹心

nào xīn

to be vexed or annoyed; to feel queasy

闹忙

nào máng

(dialect) bustling; lively

see 闹洞房

(dialect) bustling; lively

闹翻

nào fān

to have a falling out; to have a big argument

闹腾

nào teng

to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din

闹贼

nào zéi

(coll.) to be burglarized

alarm clock

alarm (clock)

haunted

to be difficult with sb; to provoke disagreement; at loggerheads; to fall out with

闹哄哄

nào hōng hōng

clamorous; noisy; sensational; very exciting

to be in a bad mood

see 闹洞房

disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)

闹矛盾

nào máo dùn

to be at loggerheads; to have a falling out

闹笑话

nào xiào huà

made to look a fool; a laughingstock

闹翻天

nào fān tiān

to create a big disturbance

to get angry

to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb

alarm clock

to create an uproar

to make trouble; to make fun of

吵闹

chǎo nào

noisy; raucous; to shout and scream

喧闹

xuān nào

to make a noise; noisy

大闹

dà nào

to cause havoc; to run amok

瞎闹

xiā nào

to make a scene; to fool around; to behave foolishly

bustling

to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble

noisy; a racket

noise

to make a lot of noise; to be disorderly

small-scale

snooze button

Idioms (3)

大吵大闹

dà chǎo dà nào

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

无理取闹

wú lǐ qǔ nào

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

一哭二闹三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

to make a terrible scene (idiom); to throw a tantrum

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