热闹 rè nao
“bustling with noise and excitement; lively”
adjectiveHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 熱鬧
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
热闹 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1609: 热闹 rènao — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形、动、名). PDF page 120
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 热闹
热闹 describes a place, event, or scene that is full of people, noise, and activity—"lively" or "bustling." It is usually used after 很/非常 or before a noun, as in 很热闹 or 热闹的街道; it describes scenes rather than a person's character (for a lively person, use 活泼). It can also be a verb in the reduplicated form 热闹热闹 ("to liven things up") and a noun in expressions like 看热闹 ("watch the fun").
例句Example sentences
- 春节期间，街上很热闹。chūn jié qī jiān, jiē shàng hěn rè nao.During the Spring Festival, the streets are very lively.
- 这家饭馆晚上总是很热闹。zhè jiā fàn guǎn wǎn shàng zǒng shì hěn rè nao.This restaurant is always lively in the evening.
- 我们一起去热闹的夜市看看吧。wǒ men yì qǐ qù rè nao de yè shì kàn kàn ba.Let's go to the lively night market together.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗她很热闹。
✓她很活泼。
热闹 describes places or events, not a person's character; for a lively person use 活泼.
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✗这里有很多热闹。
✓这里很热闹。
Use 热闹 as an adjective to describe the place; as a noun it appears in fixed expressions like 看热闹 and does not take 很多.