闹

鬧
nào
#1,334 most
frequent character
noisy, make a noise, suffer
verb
adjective

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

闹 nào puts 门 door and 市 market together. A busy market at a door gives the first sense, 'noisy; not quiet'. From there it grew to 'to make noise', 'to bother, pester', and 'to do, make'.

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Example Sentences

这个地方太闹了，我睡不着。
zhègè dìfāng tài nào le ， wǒ shuì bùzháo 。
This place is too noisy, I can't sleep.
他常常闹笑话，让大家都很开心。
tā chángcháng nàoxiàohuà ， ràng dàjiā dūhěn kāixīn 。
He often makes jokes, making everyone very happy.
最近我工作很忙，心情也很闹。
zuìjìn wǒ gōngzuò hěn máng ， xīnqíng yě hěn nào 。
Recently I've been very busy at work and feeling troubled.

Same Characters, Different Readings

闹nào
noisy, make a noise, suffer

Words with similar meanings

喧闹xuānnào
loud
More focused on the high volume of noise, often in a chaotic setting.
吵闹chǎonào
noisy
Similar meaning, often refers to an excessive volume of sound, commonly used in everyday conversation.

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