nào
teng

common
verb
colloquial

Meaning of 闹腾

闹腾 means to make noise; to disturb; to create a commotion; to horse around; to lark about; to joke and play boisterously. Pronounced nào teng.

  • to make noise; to disturb; to create a commotion
  • to horse around; to lark about; to joke and play boisterously
  • to organize; to pull off; to put together; to make happen

Definitions & Examples

Yòu
yòu
hǎn
 
nào
teng
le
hǎo
zhèn
zi
 

They cried and shouted, making a commotion for quite a while.

Hái
zi
bié
nào
teng
le
 
ma
yào
xiū
xi
 

Kids, stop making noise; Mom needs to rest.

Wài
miàn
zhí
zài
nào
teng
 
shuì
zháo
 

It's been noisy outside the whole time; I can't fall asleep.