闹腾

鬧騰

nàoteng

verb #21,143

Meanings

1 to make a racket
2 to cause a commotion
3 to be noisy and troublesome

Characters

noisy / to make a fuss

to soar / (here: suffix giving continuous, ongoing sense)

Examples

孩子们一直在闹腾，不肯睡觉。

Háizimen yīzhí zài nàoteng, bù kěn shuìjiào.

The kids kept making a racket and refused to go to sleep.

别闹腾了，大家都在睡觉。

Bié nàoteng le, dàjiā dōu zài shuìjiào.

Stop making noise — everyone is sleeping.

Tips

register

闹腾 is informal and colloquial, common in northern Chinese speech. It conveys noisy, rowdy, or chaotic behavior, often used for children or unruly situations.

Stroke Order

闹 nào

腾 téng