闹 (nào) — (adjective) noisy, cacophonous; (verb) to make a noise; to disturb; to cause trouble; (verb) to suffer from (an illness); to have an attack of
Definition
闹 covers both 'noisy' (adjective, like 吵) and 'cause trouble / have an attack' (verb). 吵 focuses on quarrels and making noise; 闹 is broader, including disturbances, mischief, and illness (e.g. 闹肚子).
adjective
noisycacophonous
verb
to make a noiseto disturbto cause troubleto suffer from (an illness)to have an attack of
Examples
- 闹，。Wài miàn tài nào le, wǒ shuì bù zháo.It's too noisy outside, I can't fall asleep.
- ，。Tā zuó tiān nào dù zi le, jīn tiān méi lái shàng kè.He had an upset stomach yesterday and didn't come to class today.
- 闹，。Bié nào le, kuài zuò zuò yè.Stop messing around and do your homework.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 鬧; 闹 is its simplified writing.
- 鬥鬥dòuto fight
- 市市shìmarket; town
The traditional form 鬧 combines 鬥 (to fight) and 市 (market; town) to mean noisy.
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