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

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

晚上施工太扰民了。

Wǎnshang shīgōng tài rǎomín le.

Doing construction at night is far too disruptive to residents.

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