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闹
鬧
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
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

闹
nào
busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

取闹
qǔnào
to make trouble
闹场
nàochǎng
gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera
闹市
nàoshì
downtown area
吵闹
chǎonào
noisy
闹心
nàoxīn
to be vexed or annoyed
闹忙
nàománg
(dialect) bustling
闹鬼
nàoguǐ
haunted
喧闹
xuānnào
to make a noise
闹铃
nàolíng
alarm (clock)
大闹
dànào
to cause havoc
闹贼
nàozéi
(coll.) to be burglarized
闹翻
nàofān
to have a falling out
闹猛
nàoměng
(dialect) bustling
闹腾
nàoteng
to disturb
闹房
nàofáng
see [[鬧洞房|闹洞房<nàodòngfáng>]]
热闹
rènao
bustling with noise and excitement
HSK 4
闹钟
nàozhōng
alarm clock
瞎闹
xiānào
to make a scene
繁闹
fánnào
bustling
胡闹
húnào
to act willfully and make a scene

Alternate Entries

闹
nào
variant of [[鬧|闹<nào>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,335
Word Frequency Rank
2,372 of 84,292

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