闹 (nào) means Noisy (suffer from - to joke). Below are 18 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
春节的街上很热 闹 。
Chūnjié de jiē shàng hěn rènao.
The streets are lively at Spring Festival.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 热闹
他这是在无理取 闹 。
Tā zhè shì zài wúlǐqǔnào.
He is making trouble for no reason.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无理取闹
这家酒吧晚上很热 闹 。
Zhè jiā jiǔbā wǎnshang hěn rènao.
This bar is lively in the evening.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 酒吧
婚礼的场面十分热 闹 。
Hūnlǐ de chǎngmiàn shífēn rènao.
The wedding was a very lively affair.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 场面
我向来不喜欢凑热 闹 。
Wǒ xiànglái bù xǐhuan còu rènao.
I have never liked joining a crowd.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 向来
这家饭馆晚上特别热 闹 。
Zhè jiā fànguǎn wǎnshang tèbié rènao.
This restaurant is especially busy in the evening.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 热闹
事情怎么会 闹 到这个地步？
Shìqing zěnme huì nào dào zhège dìbù?
How did things get to such a pass?
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 地步
每逢周末，这里都很热 闹 。
Měi féng zhōumò, zhèlǐ dōu hěn rènao.
Every weekend this place is lively.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 逢
外行看热 闹 ，内行看门道。
Wàiháng kàn rènao, nèiháng kàn méndào.
The layman watches the spectacle; the expert sees how it is done.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 外行
他喜欢安静，而我喜欢热 闹 。
Tā xǐhuan ānjìng, ér wǒ xǐhuan rènao.
He likes quiet, while I like a lively atmosphere.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 而
除夕是一年中最热 闹 的一天。
Chúxī shì yì nián zhōng zuì rènao de yì tiān.
New Year's Eve is the liveliest day of the year.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除夕
两人 闹 别扭，好几天没说话。
Liǎng rén nào bièniu, hǎojǐ tiān méi shuōhuà.
The two of them fell out and did not speak for several days.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 别扭
正月是一年中最热 闹 的月份。
Zhēngyuè shì yì nián zhōng zuì rènao de yuèfèn.
The first lunar month is the liveliest of the year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 正月
两个班一起联欢，气氛很热 闹 。
Liǎng ge bān yìqǐ liánhuān, qìfēn hěn rènao.
The two classes celebrated together and the mood was lively.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 联欢
对无理取 闹 的人不必解释太多。
Duì wúlǐqǔnào de rén búbì jiěshì tài duō.
There is no need to explain much to someone bent on making trouble.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无理取闹
一家人围在一起涮火锅特别热 闹 。
Yìjiā rén wéi zài yìqǐ shuànhuǒguō tèbié rènao.
The whole family gathered round the hotpot, which was great fun.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 涮火锅
这座饱经沧桑的古城如今重新热 闹 起来。
Zhè zuò bǎojīngcāngsāng de gǔchéng rújīn chóngxīn rènao qǐlái.
This ancient city, which has weathered so much, is bustling once again.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 饱经沧桑
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From the graded readers
上海比我的城市大多了，也热 闹 多了。
shànghǎi bǐ wǒ de(possessive) chéngshì dàduō le / liǎo / liào, yě rènao duōle.
Shanghai is far bigger than my city, and far livelier.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
Words that contain 闹
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 闹
How is 闹 used in a sentence?
This page shows 18 sentences using 闹 (nào, "Noisy (suffer from - to joke)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 闹 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 闹 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 闹?
The dictionary page for 闹 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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