热闹熱鬧 rènao — lively, bustling, full of noise and excitement
rènao (fourth tone, falling)re4nao
Traditional: 熱鬧
lively, bustling, full of noise and excitement
HSK 4· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjective
Meanings
lively, bustling, full of noise and excitement
Busy in a good way — a market, a festival, a family dinner with everyone talking at once. The opposite is 安静, not 无聊: a 热闹 place is full of people and noise, not necessarily fun in itself.
adjective
Example sentences
- 周末商店里人很多，很热闹。週末商店裡人很多，很熱鬧。Zhōumò (first tone, high and level) shāngdiàn (first tone, high and level) li (neutral tone) rén (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō, (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) rènao. (fourth tone, falling)···
On weekends the shops are full of people — very lively.
- 他家有很多客人，非常热闹。他家有很多客人，非常熱鬧。Tā (first tone, high and level) jiā (first tone, high and level) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) kèrén, (fourth tone, falling) fēicháng (first tone, high and level) rènao. (fourth tone, falling)···
His home has many guests — extremely lively.
Common mistakes
Not quite今天天气很热闹。
Correct今天天气很热。
热闹 is not an intensified "hot" — it means lively, bustling, said only of a scene full of people and noise. Weather being hot is simply 热; 热闹 said of weather makes no sense.