闹事 nàoshì to cause trouble
to cause trouble; to create a disturbance
How to remember 闹事: 闹 noisy + 事 matter = to cause trouble.
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How it is used
- To make trouble / create a disturbance in public - 一群人在门口闹事 (yì qún rén zài ménkǒu nàoshì) a crowd is causing a ruckus at the door.
- A verb-object phrase (闹了一场事); implies rowdy, disruptive behavior, often confrontational or against authority.
- Contrast 惹事 (rěshì, to stir up trouble/get into it); 闹事 is more about active public disturbance.
Example sentences
- 别闹事。 Bié nàoshì.Don't make trouble.