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胡闹

胡闹 (hú nào): Act crazy (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

胡闹 consists of 2 characters.

beard, mustache; foreign, reckless

noisy, bustling, lively

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Word Info

Pinyinhú nào

MeaningAct crazy

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word胡闹

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3.

How to Use 胡闹 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 胡闹 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith孩子

hú胡

nào闹

de的

hái孩

zi子

neutral

mischievous child

Adverb + Verb

chún纯

cuì粹

hú胡

nào闹

neutral

sheer nonsense

Verb + Complementwith一通

hú胡

nào闹

yī一

tōng通

4.

Example Sentences with 胡闹

bié别

hú胡

nào闹

，

kuài快

huí回

jiā家

bié别

hú胡

nào闹

informalSpoken

stop fooling around

informal

act recklessly

。

Stop fooling around and go home.

zài在

rú如

cǐ此

yán严

sù肃

de的

tán谈

pàn判

chǎng场

hé合

，

rèn任

hé何

hú胡

nào闹

dōu都

shì是

bù不

kě可

jiē接

shòu受

de的

。

In such a serious negotiation setting, any act of foolishness is unacceptable.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

bù不

míng明

bái白

，

xiàn现

zài在

gēn根

běn本

bú不

shì是

hú胡

nào闹

de的

shí时

hòu候

ma吗

？

Don't you understand that now is absolutely not the time to act crazy?

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

jiào教

shì室

lǐ里

hú胡

nào闹

，

lǎo老

shī师

shēng生

qì气

le了

。

The children were messing around in the classroom, and the teacher got angry.

tā他

fēi非

dàn但

méi没

yǒu有

dào道

qiàn歉

，

fǎn反

ér而

jì继

xù续

zài在

pài派

duì对

shàng上

hú胡

nào闹

，

lìng令

rén人

shī失

wàng望

。

Not only did he not apologize, but he continued to act foolishly at the party, which was disappointing.

wǒ我

jué绝

bú不

huì会

róng容

rěn忍

rèn任

hé何

rén人

zài在

wǒ我

de的

shí实

yàn验

shì室

lǐ里

hú胡

nào闹

。

I will absolutely not tolerate anyone acting crazy in my laboratory.

tā他

zǒng总

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

hú胡

nào闹

，

tí提

chū出

yī一

xiē些

bù不

qiē切

shí实

jì际

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

He always acts up in meetings by suggesting impractical ideas.

zhōu周

mò末

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

jǐ几

gè个

péng朋

yǒu友

hē喝

duō多

le了

，

kāi开

shǐ始

hú胡

nào闹

qǐ起

lái来

。

At the weekend party, a few friends drank too much and started to act crazy.

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胡同hú tòngHSK 5
胡说hú shuōHSK 5
胡乱hú luànHSK 6
胡子hú ziHSK 6
胡须hú xūHSK 6
胡思乱想hú sī luàn xiǎngHSK 7-9
胡诌húzhōu
胡同儿hútòngr5

Words with 闹

热闹rè naoHSK 4
闹钟nào zhōngHSK 5
无理取闹wú lǐ qǔ nàoHSK 6
喧闹xuān nàoHSK 7-9
闹事nào shìHSK 7-9
看热闹kàn rè nao
闹着玩儿nào zhe wán r