| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 吵鬧 | 吵闹 | chǎo nào | noisy |
| 吵鬧聲 | 吵闹声 | chǎo nào shēng | noise |
| 湊熱鬧 | 凑热闹 | còu rè nào | (v) butt in; force one's way into the thick of things |
| 大鬧天宮 | 大闹天宫 | dà nào tiān gōng | "The Monkey Creates Havoc in Heaven", story about Sun Wu Kong |
| 鬧 | 闹 | nào | make noise or disturbance |
| 鬧劇 | 闹剧 | nào jù | farce |
| 鬧區 | 闹区 | nào qū | downtown |
| 鬧事 | 闹事 | nào shì | cause trouble; create a disturbance |
| 鬧笑話 | 闹笑话 | nào xiào huà | (v) be a laughingstock |
| 鬧著玩兒 | 闹着玩儿 | nào zhe wán er | (v) play games; (v) joke around; (v) play a joke on someone |
| 鬧鐘 | 闹钟 | nào zhōng | alarm clock |
| 熱鬧 | 热闹 | rè nao | bustling with noise and excitement; lively |
| 喧鬧 | 喧闹 | xuān nào | make a noise; noisy |
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