adjective / verb HSK 4
Traditional 吵鬧
noisy · loud · to make noise · to disturb with noise
Meaning
吵闹 describes environments or situations that are loud, chaotic, and disruptive. It combines the idea of quarreling or disturbing (吵) with creating a commotion (闹). It can describe both places (noisy streets, loud restaurants) and actions (children making noise, people being rowdy).
Usage
吵闹 often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting the noise is unwelcome or disruptive. It's commonly used to describe children being loud, crowded public places, or neighbors disturbing the peace. The verb form typically takes 得 for degree complements, as in 吵闹得很厉害.
Examples
- 01这家餐厅太吵闹了，我们换一家吧。, .This restaurant is too noisy, let's go to another one.
- 02孩子们在楼上吵闹，吵得我没法工作。, .The children are making noise upstairs, so noisy that I can't work.
Characters
Common collocations
- 吵闹声noise, sound of commotion
- 太吵闹了too noisy
- 吵闹的环境noisy environment
- 不要吵闹don't make noise
Antonyms
Origin
Both characters relate to disturbance: 吵 (with the mouth radical 口) originally meant verbal quarreling, while 闹 (with the gate radical 门) suggests commotion within an enclosed space.