闹腾 (nào téng) — to disturb, to create a disturbance or confusion; to make noise and have fun, to be boisterous; (stative verb) noisy, chaotic, bustling
Definition
Colloquial adjective and verb for noisy, boisterous activity — describes both the action of making a racket and the resulting chaotic state. More vivid and casual than the neutral 吵 (chǎo), which simply means 'noisy'.
to disturbto create a disturbance or confusionto make noise and have funto be boisterous(stative verb) noisychaoticbustling
Examples
- 闹腾，。Bié zài zhè lǐ nào téng, dà jiā dōu zài xué xí.Don't make a disturbance here; everyone is studying.
- 闹腾。Hái zi men zài yuàn zi lǐ nào téng le yí xià wǔ.The children were making a racket in the yard all afternoon.
- 闹腾，。Zhè ge shì chǎng tài nào téng le, wǒ shòu bù liǎo.This market is too noisy and chaotic; I can't stand it.
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