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

HSK 2
Háizi zài chāoshì li yòukūyòunào.
The kid was crying and making a scene in the supermarket.
HSK 3
Tā tīngdào 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 又冷又饿 'cold and hungry' or 又快又好 '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