扰民

擾民

rǎomín

verb #35,351

Meanings

1 to disturb residents
2 to make people's lives difficult (through noise, policy, or crime)
3 to be a public nuisance

Characters

Examples

晚上施工太扰民了。

Wǎnshàng shīgōng tài rǎomín le.

Doing construction at night is far too disruptive to residents.

政府要求酒吧不得深夜扰民。

Zhèngfǔ yāoqiú jiǔbā bùdé shēnyè rǎomín.

The government requires bars not to disturb residents late at night.

Tips

usage

扰民 is verb + object ('disturb-people') and is used most often about noise — late-night construction, loud neighbors, square-dancing speakers. It also covers heavy-handed policing or ill-conceived regulations. The standard official complaint phrase is 噪音扰民 ('noise nuisance').

Stroke Order

扰 rǎo

民 mín