Chinese word

喧哗

Pronunciation

Pinyinxuān huá

Meaning

  • verbmake noise

Example

请不要在楼道里喧哗。qǐng bú yào zài lóu dào lǐ xuān huá

Please don't make noise in the hallway.

Illustration for 喧哗 (make noise)

More examples

剧场内要求安静，观众不得喧哗。jù chǎng nèi yāo qiú ān jìng guān zhòng bù dé xuān huá

The theater requires silence, and the audience must not make noise.

Core concept

Voices and other sounds rise together until a shared space loses its quiet order.

Common phrases

  • 不准喧哗bù zhǔn xuān huá

    no noise allowed

  • 在夜里喧哗zài yè lǐ xuān huá

    make noise at night

Similar words

吵chǎo: Making noise by speaking loudly, arguing, or acting in a disruptive way.
吵闹chǎo nào: Making a place noisy through loud voices or other sounds.
闹nào: Starting a disturbance that upsets the peace or order of a place.
喧嚷xuān rǎng: Making loud cries or shouts that fill a place with noise.

Definition in Chinese

喧哗 是动词，指在公共场所大声说话或制造嘈杂声，扰乱他人或秩序。xuān huá shì dòng cí zhǐ zài gōng gòng cháng suǒ dà shēng shuō huà huò zhì zào cáo zá shēng rǎo luàn tā rén huò zhì xù

Word origin

喧哗 (xuānhuá, "clamor") combines 喧 (xuān, "loud") and 哗 (huá, "uproar"), joining two noise-related elements for a burst of disruptive sound.

Usage tips

  • This verb often appears in rules for corridors, libraries, and other shared places, so recognizing it helps make sense of signs even when casual conversation uses different wording.

Other meanings

  • commotionnoun
  • noisyadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 喧哗声xuān huá shēngloud noisenoun

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