喧嚣

喧囂
xuānxiāo
adjective #23,690

Meanings

  1. 1 clamorous
  2. 2 noisy
  3. 3 tumultuous
  4. 4 boisterous

Examples

Chéngshì de xuānxiāo ràng tā gǎndào píbèi.
The clamor of the city left him exhausted.
Shìchǎng shàng rénshēng xuānxiāo, rènào fēifán.
The marketplace was clamorous with voices, lively and bustling.

Tips

register
喧嚣 is more literary than 吵闹 (noisy/quarrelsome) and often appears in written Chinese to describe the overwhelming noise of crowds, cities, or chaos. It can function as both adjective and noun.

Stroke Order

xuān
xiāo