Meaning
make noise or disturbance
Chinese: 喧闹、闹事，也表示发生问题。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nao” becomes a different word in each tone. 闹 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 热闹rè naobustling with noise and excitement; lively
- 闹钟nào zhōngalarm clock
- 无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nào(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative
- 胡闹hú nàoto act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble
- 闹事nào shìto cause trouble; to create a disturbance
Example Sentence
弟弟一不高兴就爱哭闹。Dì di yì bù gāo xìng jiù ài kū nào.Whenever my younger brother is unhappy, he likes to fuss.
弟弟Dì diyounger brother一yìone不bùnot高兴gāo xìnghappy就jiùthen爱àito love哭闹kū nàoto bawl, disturbing others。