闹

make a scene, to kid around, make noise

verb Common #3,830
make a scene Used when someone is causing a disturbance or trouble.
CH: 不要在咖啡店里闹。
EN: Don’t make a scene in the café.

又闹成这个样子

You've gone and made a mess of things again.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

说不定事儿就是他闹的。

Maybe he was the one who caused all this trouble.

— 死亡录像 (2007)

跟你说,别在这闹啊

I'm telling you, don't cause a scene here.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

你闹够了吧

Have you had enough?

— 焦土之城 (2010)

不要闹啦

Stop fooling around.

— 那些年,我们一起追的女孩 (2011)

闹够了,

Enough already,

— 再见,孩子们 (1987)

你还闹什么呀

What are you making a fuss about now?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

他看到我就闹

He acts up whenever he sees me.

— Dying to Survive (2018)

来吧别把事情闹大

Come on, don’t make a big deal out of this.

— 出租车司机 (2017)

不许闹了,什么时候还这么闹

Stop making such a fuss. How can you still be carrying on at a time like this?

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

别再闹了

Stop fooling around.

— 落水狗 (1992)

他们闹一阵也就泄气了

They’ll tire themselves out after making a fuss for a while.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

你闹够了喔

Have you had enough yet?

— A Sun (2019)

别闹了,再闹我就打你了

Cut it out, or I'll hit you.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

所以说为什么要闹到这种地步

So why did it have to come to this?

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

他说真的闹出人命

He said someone actually died.

— A Sun (2019)

家驹,不要闹了

Ka Kui, stop fooling around.

— 警察故事 (1985)

一切都是怎么闹出来的

How did all this come about?

— 伊莲娜 (2011)

你丫闹不闹啊

Will you stop it already?

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

你现在闹什么啊!

What are you making a fuss about now!

— 未麻的部屋 (1998)

再闹!

Stop messing around!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

他一直来闹

He keeps coming over to cause trouble.

— A Sun (2019)

就回家你不要闹

Just go home—don't make a fuss.

— 龙猫 (1988)

不要在这里闹,这里是咖啡店

Don't make a scene here; this is a coffee shop.

— 女王旅途 (2014)

不要闹

Stop fooling around.

— 守夜人 (2004)

闹个天翻地覆的那个时候

Back when everything was turned upside down.

— 看见恶魔 (2010)

他们闹的是我还是你?

Are they messing with me or you?

— 大病 (2017)

抓我们过来时闹这么大

They made such a huge scene when they came to get us.

— 汉江怪物 (2006)

婚礼的时候你来闹把大家都吓坏了你知道吗?

You know you scared everyone when you showed up and caused a scene at the wedding, right?

— 一一 (2000)

甭他妈乱闹啊

Stop fucking around.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

这事闹的

What a mess this has turned into.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

不要闹了!

Stop fooling around!

— 铃芽之旅 (2022)

不要这样闹啊

Stop fooling around like that.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

居然闹这么大

I can't believe it got this big.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

verb Uncommon #11,542
to kid around Used for joking or teasing someone playfully, not seriously.
CH: 别闹了,我是认真的。
EN: Stop kidding around; I’m serious.

跟你闹着玩呢

I'm just kidding around with you.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

你别看我跟你闹其实我最恨的是她

Don’t let me fool you with all this teasing—I actually hate her the most.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

这可不是闹着玩儿的

This is no joke.

— 阿基拉 (1988)

他们闹你的啦,真的不是这样

They were just messing with you—it’s really not like that.

— 大病 (2017)

别跟姐姐闹

Don't mess with your older sister.

— Deep Sea (2023)

好了不闹了

Alright, I’m done messing around.

— 触不可及 (2011)

成天跟你闹

I’m always messing around with you.

— 洗澡 (1999)

不要跟我闹了

Stop messing around with me.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

感觉他们是在闹你

It feels like they're messing with you.

— 大病 (2017)

闹够了吧

Have you had enough?

— 触不可及 (2011)

等你们闹完了,给我电话吧

Give me a call once you two are done fooling around.

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

我们总这么闹

We’re always like this.

— 热辣滚烫 (2024)

verb Rare #19,916
make noise Often describes people being loud or rowdy.
CH: 孩子们在外面闹得很厉害。
EN: The children are making a lot of noise outside.

闹一整晚

Make a fuss all night.

— A Sun (2019)

学生这么闹你还在这儿坐着上课嘛你,跟学生上课吧!

With the students carrying on like this, you're still sitting here teaching? Go teach your class!

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

要闹就给我去外面闹!

If you want to make a fuss, take it outside!

— 小偷家族 (2018)

要不然她得闹上一夜

Otherwise, she’ll make a fuss all night.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

难怪刚刚楼上又吵又闹的是我的小孙女

No wonder it was my little granddaughter making all that noise upstairs just now.

— 千与千寻 (2001)

叫她闹

Let her make a fuss.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

连日本人也没这么闹过

Even the Japanese have never made such a fuss.

— 霸王别姬 (1993)