Chinese word dictionary

胡闹

húnào · to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble

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Word information

Simplified胡闹

Traditional胡鬧

Pinyinhúnào

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

胡hú

recklessly, foolishly; wildly

闹nào

busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel

How to learn 胡闹

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Words with the same characters

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热闹rènao

bustling with noise and excitement; lively

胡同hútòng

lane; alley; CL:條|条[tiao2]; variant of 胡同[hu2 tong4]

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

胡子húzi

beard; mustache or whiskers; facial hair; CL:撮[zuo3],根[gen1]; (coll.) bandit

胡乱húluàn

careless; reckless; casually; absent-mindedly; at will; at random; any old how