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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闹* | 闹* | *闹
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
HSK 4
bustling with noise and excitement / lively
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闹* | 闹* | *闹
variant of 鬧|闹
HSK 4
to make a noise / noisy
HSK 7-9
to enjoy watching a bustling scene / to go where the crowds are
HSK 7-9
to act willfully and make a scene / to make trouble
HSK 7-9
noisy / raucous / to shout and scream
(idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative
small-scale
to bawl, disturbing others
to quarrel; to squabble / to be rowdy; to play boisterously; to engage in horseplay
to make a scene / to fool around / to behave foolishly
to make trouble / to make fun of
to cause havoc / to run amok
bustling
disruptive activities targeted at a school by an aggrieved party (neologism formed by analogy with 醫鬧|医闹)
noisy; to make a racket
to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss / to make a scene
(neologism c. 2013) organized disruption of healthcare facilities or verbal and physical abuse of medical staff by an aggrieved patient or proxies such as family members or hired thugs, typically aimed at obtaining compensation
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
to join in the fun / to get in on the action / (fig.) to butt in / to create more trouble
to make a lot of noise / to be disorderly
to skylark / to play boisterously / to fool around


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