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闹情绪 (nào qíng xù) — to be in a bad mood, to sulk, to act disgruntled (out of dissatisfaction)

Definition

A colloquial verb meaning to sulk or be in a mood because of dissatisfaction — shows the bad feeling openly in behavior, not just feeling it inside. Often used when someone (especially a subordinate, child, or partner) acts out their frustration.

verb
to be in a bad moodto sulkto act disgruntled (out of dissatisfaction)

Examples

  • 闹情绪。
    Tā yīn wèi méi bèi xuǎn shàng ér nào qíng xù.
    He is sulking because he wasn't chosen.
  • ，。
    Nǐ bié nào shén me qíng xù le, hǎo hǎo shuō.
    Stop being in a mood and just talk about it properly.
  • ，。
    Tā zuì jìn zǒng shì nào qíng xù, kě néng yā lì tài dà.
    She's been in a bad mood lately; maybe the pressure is too much.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

闹nàostir up
情绪emotion
情qíngfeeling绪xùmood
联合Coordinate

闹 means to stir up trouble and 情绪 means one's mood, together describing sulking.

Characters in this word

Two 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.

Open 闹 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
青
青qīng情qíng
Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

Open 情 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 緒; 绪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě緒xù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 緒 has 糹 (silk) and 者; 者 gives the sound. The simplified 绪 is not the form described here.

Open 绪 →
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