又哭又闹

又哭又鬧
yòukūyòunào
phrase #37,537

Meanings

  1. 1 to cry and make a fuss
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum (kicking and screaming)
  3. 3 weeping and raising hell

Examples

Háizi zài chāoshì li yòukūyòunào.
The kid was crying and making a scene in the supermarket.
Tā tīng dào huài xiāoxi hòu yòukūyòunào le yī wǎnshàng.
After hearing the bad news, she sobbed and raged the whole night.

Tips

grammar
Built on the … 'both…and…' frame, which stacks two simultaneous actions. Same pattern as 饿 'cold and hungry' or 'fast and good'. Here it captures a child's classic crying-plus-fussing combo.
usage
Strong colloquial phrase, almost always used about children's tantrums or adults losing composure in arguments. Stronger than just 'crying'; the adds the angry, disruptive part.

Stroke Order

yòu
nào