闹事
nàoshì
to make trouble; to cause a disturbance
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 警方提前封锁了街区，防止少数人借集会闹事。 Jǐngfāng tíqián fēngsuǒ le jiēqū, fángzhǐ shǎoshù rén jiè jíhuì nàoshì. The police sealed off the district in advance to prevent a small number of people from using the rally to make trouble.
- 几个醉汉在餐馆门口闹事，老板只好报警。 Jǐ ge zuìhàn zài cānguǎn ménkǒu nàoshì, lǎobǎn zhǐhǎo bàojǐng. A few drunks were making trouble at the restaurant entrance, so the owner had to call the police.
- 老师提醒大家不要在晚会上闹事。 Lǎoshī tíxǐng dàjiā bú yào zài wǎnhuì shàng nàoshì. The teacher reminded everyone not to cause trouble at the party.
Related words
- 闹 nào to make noise; noisy
- 闹钟 nàozhōng alarm clock
- 热闹 rènao lively; bustling
- 胡闹 húnào to fool around; to act wilfully; to make trouble
- 喧闹 xuānnào noisy; bustling; to make noise
- 没事儿 méishìr it's nothing, never mind
- 事 shì matter, thing; work
- 故事 gùshi story
- 好事 hǎoshì good deed; good thing
- 事情 shìqing matter; thing
- 同事 tóngshì coworker
- 本事 běnshi ability; skill