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热闹

rè nao

Old HSK 4 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 熱鬧

热闹 (rè nao) means "bustling with noise and excitement". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 4 in the old six-level list.

What 热闹 means

1. bustling with noise and excitement
2. lively

The characters in 热闹

• 热rèto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather)
• 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise

Example sentences

• 台湾的夜市很热闹。
  Taiwan's night market is bustling.
• 市场上到处都很热闹。
  Shìchǎng shàng dàochù dōu hěn rènao.
  There isn't a place in this market that isn't lively.
• 这个小镇不大,可是很热闹.
  Zhège xiǎozhèn bù dà, kěshì hěn rènao.
  This village isn't big, but it's quite lively.
• 吃火锅的时候 ,气氛往往是非常热闹的.
  The atmosphere is always extremely lively when eating hot pot.
• 这个看热闹的人差点把消防车的路挡住了。
  This onlooker almost got in the way of the fire truck.
• 球迷们在为自己喜欢的球队欢呼，看台上总是一片热闹的景象。
  Qiúmí men zài wèi zìjǐ xǐhuan de qiúduì huānhū, kàntái shàng zǒngshì yī piàn rènao de jǐngxiàng.
  There was a lot of excitement in the stands as the fans cheered for their teams.

Words containing 热闹

• 看热闹kàn rè naoto enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
• 凑热闹còu rè naoto join in the fun; to get in on the action; (fig.) to butt in
• 内行看门道，外行看热闹nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè naowhile the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show

Where 热闹 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Dining & social customs (HSK 4), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 4 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read rè nao correctly.
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