闹场

鬧場

nàochǎng

verb

Meanings

1 to create a disturbance at a venue
2 to cause a scene
3 (traditional opera) gongs-and-drums overture

Characters

noisy; to stir up

Examples

HSK 5

戏开演前先来一段闹场。

Xì kāiyǎn qián xiān lái yí duàn nàochǎng.

Before the play begins, there's a percussion overture.

HSK 7-9

几个醉汉跑到婚礼上闹场。

Jǐ ge zuìhàn pǎo dào hūnlǐ shàng nàochǎng.

A few drunks came to the wedding and caused a scene.

Tips

culture

In traditional Chinese opera, 闹场 is the noisy gong-and-drum prelude played to summon the audience and signal the show is starting, the same 'making a scene' energy that the modern verb sense ('crash a venue and cause trouble') borrows.

Stroke Order

闹 nào

场 chǎng