Chinese word dictionary

闹腾

nào teng · to disturb; to create confusion; to make a din

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Word information

Simplified闹腾

Traditional鬧騰

Pinyinnào teng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

闹nào

busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel

腾téng

to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming

How to learn 闹腾

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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热闹rènao

bustling with noise and excitement; lively

闹钟nàozhōng

alarm clock

沸腾fèiténg

(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned

胡闹húnào

to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble

闹事nàoshì

to cause trouble; to create a disturbance

热腾腾rèténgténg

steaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited; stirred up; (fig.) created only a short time before; freshly minted; hot off the press; (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]