扰民 (rǎo mín) — (verb-object) to disturb residents (with noise or other nuisance); to create a public nuisance
Definition
A verb-object phrase: 扰 (disturb) + 民 (residents/civilians), used for noise or nuisance that bothers the people around you — 'to disturb residents / create a public nuisance'.
verb
(verb-object) to disturb residents (with noise or other nuisance)to create a public nuisance
Examples
- ，扰民。Lín jū bàn yè chàng gē, yán zhòng rǎo mín.The neighbor sang in the middle of the night, seriously disturbing the residents.
- ，。Zhè jiā cān guǎn rǎo guò jǐ cì mín le, shè qū hěn bù mǎn.This restaurant has disturbed residents several times, and the community is very dissatisfied.
- ，。Shī gōng zào yīn tài dà, yǐ jīng rǎo le mín.The construction noise is too loud and has already disturbed the residents.
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