打闹

打鬧

dǎnào

verb #20,467

Meanings

1 to play boisterously
2 to engage in horseplay
3 to quarrel
4 to squabble

Characters

to hit / to play (games)

noisy / to make trouble / to play

Examples

孩子们在操场上打打闹闹，笑声不断。

Háizimen zài cāochǎng shang dǎdǎnàonào, xiào shēng bùduàn.

The children were playing boisterously in the playground, laughter filling the air.

兄弟俩总是打打闹闹，但感情很好。

Xiōngdì liǎ zǒng shì dǎdǎnàonào, dàn gǎnqíng hěn hǎo.

The two brothers always roughhouse, but they get along very well.

Tips

usage

打闹 typically refers to playful roughhousing among friends or siblings. The reduplicated form 打打闹闹 (dǎdǎnàonào) is especially common and emphasizes the casual, ongoing nature of the play. It can also describe petty squabbling.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

闹 nào