鬧

nàodictionary entry

noisy; boisterous / bustling; lively / to make noise / to cause a disturbance / to express; to vent (feelings) / to experience (an illness, disaster, famine etc) / to fool around / to engage in (an activity, often vigorously or disruptively)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

鬧 闹 [nao4] /noisy; boisterous/bustling; lively/to make noise/to cause a disturbance/to express; to vent (feelings)/to experience (an illness, disaster, famine etc)/to fool around/to engage in (an activity, often vigorously or disruptively)/

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Other forms in these source records: 闹

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