Writing
胡闹 (hú nào) — how to say "to fool around" in Chinese
胡闹
To fool around; to mess around
verb
Character composition
胡
recklessly; carelessly
闹
to make noise; to cause trouble
Radicals / Keys
肉
Meat
#130 · ròu · 6 strokes
門
Gate
#169 · mén · 8 strokes
Collocations
在教室里胡闹
zài jiàoshì lǐ húnào
to fool around in the classroom
胡闹的孩子
húnào de háizi
a child who fools around
Examples
孩子们在教室里胡闹，老师很生气。
The children were messing around in the classroom, and the teacher got angry.
别胡闹！
Stop fooling around!
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Frequently asked questions
Fool around in Chinese
"to fool around" in Chinese is 胡闹 (hú nào).
胡闹 meaning in English
胡闹 (hú nào) means "To fool around; to mess around".
How is 胡闹 pronounced?
It is pronounced hú nào (written as hu nao, hunao). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to fool around" in Chinese characters?
It is written 胡闹: 胡 has 9 strokes, 闹 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 胡闹?
胡闹 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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