大闹

大鬧
dànào
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to make a big scene
  2. 2 to raise havoc; to run amok

Examples

HSK 5
Tā hēzuì le, zài fàndiàn lǐ dànào le yì cháng.
He got drunk and made a huge scene in the restaurant.
HSK 7-9
Yì míng chéngkè yīnwei hángbān yánwù zài jīchǎng dànào, zuìhòu bèi jǐngchá dàizǒu le.
A passenger made a scene at the airport over a flight delay and was eventually taken away by the police.

Tips

usage
Often followed by 一场, with 场 in the second tone: 大闹一场 'to make a huge scene'. It can also take a place or an event as its object: 大闹婚礼 'to cause a scene at a wedding'.

In Pop Culture

大闹天宫 Dànào Tiāngōng
Havoc in Heaven
孙悟空's rampage through the Jade Emperor's palace in 西游记, and the title of the classic 1961–1964 animated film made by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.

Stroke Order

大 dà
闹 nào