Chinese word dictionary

耍闹

shuǎ nào · to skylark; to play boisterously; to fool around

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Word information

Simplified耍闹

Traditional耍鬧

Pinyinshuǎ nào

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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耍shuǎ

to play, to frolic, to amuse

闹nào

busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel

How to learn 耍闹

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Words with the same characters

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热闹rènao

bustling with noise and excitement; lively

闹nào

noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke; variant of 鬧|闹[nao4]

闹钟nàozhōng

alarm clock

胡闹húnào

to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble

闹事nàoshì

to cause trouble; to create a disturbance

耍shuǎ

surname Shua; to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)