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闹

nào · nao

Traditional 鬧 / 閙

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Meaning

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nào 鬧

  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

nào 閙

  1. variant of 鬧 / 闹 (nào)
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Party upstairs

  1. Dengdeng

    楼上(lóushàng)今天(jīntiān)好(hǎo)闹(nào)啊(a)，在(zài)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Upstairs is so noisy today. What are they doing?

  2. Liangliang

    孩子们(háizimen)在(zài)开(kāi)生日会(shēngrìhuì)，真(zhēn)热闹(rènao)。

    The kids are having a birthday party. So lively.

  3. Dengdeng

    太(tài)闹(nào)了(le)，我(wǒ)听不到(tīngbudào)电视(diànshì)。

    Too noisy. I can't hear the TV.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)让(ràng)他们(tāmen)小声(xiǎoshēng)一点(yīdiǎn)？

    Shall I go ask them to be a bit quieter?

  5. Dengdeng

    别(bié)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)进去(jìnqù)闹一闹(nàoyīnào)吧(ba)。

    No, let's go in and make some noise too.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)点(diǎn)水果(shuǐguǒ)，一起(yīqǐ)闹(nào)！

    Ok, I'll buy some fruit and join the fun!

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2 examples
01

周(zhōu)围(wéi)环(huán)境(jìng)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)？静(jìng)不(bu)静(jìng)？夜(yè)晚(wǎn)闹(nào)不(bu)闹(nào)？

How's the neighborhood? Quiet? Noisy at night?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by halfb1t · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)当(dāng)时(shí)是(shì)一(yí)个(ge)很(hěn)闹(nào)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)。

Tom was a very loud child.

Tatoeba: Chinese by iiujik · English by srovorake · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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