Chinese words · HSK 5

闹

nàoTraditional 鬧

to make a fuss; to make trouble

Every meaning

nào

  1. to make a fuss; to make trouble
  2. noisy; bustling
  3. to do; to make (as in 闹革命, 闹笑话)
  4. to get to (a state); to end up (闹明白, 闹得很僵)
  5. to suffer from; to be hit by (as in 闹肚子, 闹灾)
  6. to give vent to (anger etc.)
  7. (of pests or disasters) to be plagued by; to have an outbreak of

Words with 闹

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).