nào

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 闹

喧闹
xuān nào

to make a noise

无理取闹
wú lǐ qǔ nào

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

热闹
rè nao

bustling with noise and excitement

看热闹
kàn rè nao

to enjoy watching a bustling scene

胡闹
hú nào

to act willfully and make a scene

闹事
nào shì

to cause trouble

闹着玩儿
nào zhe wánr

to play games

闹钟
nào zhōng

alarm clock

一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

to make a terrible scene (idiom)

五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn

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

内行看门道,外行看热闹
nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao

while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show

又吵又闹
yòu chǎo yòu nào

to make a lot of noise

取闹
qǔ nào

to make trouble

吵闹
chǎo nào

noisy

吵闹声
chǎo nào shēng

noise

哭闹
kū nào

to bawl, disturbing others

大吵大闹
dà chǎo dà nào

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

大闹
dà nào

to cause havoc

大闹天宫
dà nào tiān gōng

Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[sūn wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

小打小闹
xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào

small-scale

校闹
xiào nào

disruptive activities targeted at a school by an aggrieved party (neologism formed by analogy with 醫鬧|医闹[yī nào])

止闹按钮
zhǐ nào àn niǔ

snooze button

凑热闹
còu rè nao

to join in the fun

瞎闹
xiā nào

to make a scene

穷在闹市无人问,富在深山有远亲
qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn

the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain

繁闹
fán nào

bustling

耍闹
shuǎ nào

to skylark

医闹
yī nào

(neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and physical abuse of medical staff, by an aggrieved patient or proxies such as family members or hired thugs, typically aimed at obtaining compensation

骚闹
sāo nào

noisy; to make a racket

闹剧
nào jù

farce

闹区
nào qū

downtown

闹哄哄
nào hōng hōng

clamorous

闹场
nào chǎng

gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera

闹太套
nào tài tào

(Internet slang) transcription of \not at all\ – English words in a song promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics sung by Huang Xiaoming 黃曉明|黄晓明[huáng xiǎo míng], who became a laughing stock in China because his pronunciation was perceived as embarrassingly bad

闹市
nào shì

downtown area

闹别扭
nào biè niu

to be difficult with sb

闹心
nào xīn

to be vexed or annoyed

闹忙
nào máng

(dialect) bustling

闹情绪
nào qíng xù

to be in a bad mood

闹房
nào fáng

see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nào dòng fáng]

闹新房
nào xīn fáng

see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nào dòng fáng]

闹洞房
nào dòng fáng

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

闹猛
nào měng

(dialect) bustling

闹矛盾
nào máo dùn

to be at loggerheads

闹笑话
nào xiào hua

to make a fool of oneself

闹糊糊
nào hú hu

to cause trouble

闹翻
nào fān

to have a falling out

闹翻天
nào fān tiān

to create a big disturbance

闹肚子
nào dù zi

(coll.) to have diarrhea

闹脾气
nào pí qi

to get angry

闹贼
nào zéi

(coll.) to be burglarized

闹铃
nào líng

alarm (clock)

闹铃时钟
nào líng shí zhōng

alarm clock

闹腾
nào teng

to disturb

闹闹攘攘
nào nào rǎng rǎng

to create an uproar

闹鬼
nào guǐ

haunted