Chinese words starting with “nao”
11 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable nao. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial n · final ao · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 1
- 3rd tone 6
- 4th tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 11 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 闹 | nào | v,a | noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke | |
| 2 | 脑袋 | nǎo dai | n | head; skull; brains; mental capability | |
| 3 | 脑子 | nǎo zi | n | brains; mind | |
| 4 | 脑海 | nǎo hǎi | n | the mind; the brain | |
| 5 | 挠 | náo | v | to scratch; to thwart; to yield | |
| 6 | 闹钟 | nào zhōng | n | alarm clock | |
| 7 | 脑筋 | nǎo jīn | n | brains; mind; head; way of thinking | |
| 8 | 恼火 | nǎo huǒ | a,an | annoyed; riled; vexed | |
| 9 | 闹事 | nào shì | v,vn | to cause trouble; to create a disturbance | |
| 10 | 恼羞成怒 | nǎo xiū chéng nù | v | to fly into a rage out of humiliation; to be ashamed into anger (idiom) | |
| 11 | 闹着玩儿 | nào zhe wán r | to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb |
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