热闹 meaning in English
lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time
Meaning of 热闹
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- lively; bustling; full of activity
- to make things lively; to have a good time
- a scene of bustling activity; excitement
How to use 热闹
热闹 describes places or events full of people and noise, like markets, festivals, and parties. It can also be a verb meaning to liven things up, often reduplicated as 热闹热闹. Example: 春节的时候，街上很热闹。(Chūnjié de shíhou, jiē shang hěn rènao.) During Spring Festival, the streets are very lively.
热 (rè) means hot and 闹 (nào) means noisy. 闹 has 门 (door) around 市 (market), so picture a hot, noisy market crowding through the door, and you have a lively, bustling scene.
Common mistake: Learners often read the second syllable with full fourth tone, but in standard speech 热闹 is usually rènao with a neutral tone on 闹. Also, 闹 is written with 门, not 斗 as in the traditional form 鬧, so do not mix the two in simplified text.
热闹 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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热 rè · to warm up · 10 strokes
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闹 nào · noisy · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 热闹.
| 热情 | rèqíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 热爱 | rè'ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 热烈 | rèliè | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 热心 | rèxīn | enthusiastic; ardent; zealous |
| 闹钟 | nàozhōng | alarm clock |
| 热量 | rèliàng | heat; quantity of heat |
| 加热 | jiārè | to heat |
| 热门 | rèmén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 热水 | rèshuǐ | hot water |
| 热线 | rèxiàn | hotline (communications link) |
| 热点 | rèdiǎn | hot spot; point of special interest |
| 热水器 | rèshuǐqì | water heater |
Questions about 热闹
What does 热闹 mean?
热闹 (rènao) means "lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time" and is used as a adjective and verb.
How do you write 热闹?
热闹 is made of 2 characters: 热 (10 strokes), 闹 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 热闹 an HSK word?
Yes. 热闹 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 热闹 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 热闹 is written 熱鬧.
Is 热闹 positive or negative?
It is usually positive or neutral, suggesting a pleasant, festive atmosphere. If you want to say a place is unpleasantly noisy, use 吵 (chǎo) or 吵闹 (chǎonào) instead.
What does 看热闹 mean?
看热闹 (kàn rènao) means to watch the excitement or gather to look at a commotion as a bystander. It can sound slightly critical, like rubbernecking, when people just watch instead of helping.