# 看热闹 (kànrènao)

In Mandarin Chinese, 看热闹 (kànrènao) means “to watch the excitement; to rubberneck”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to watch the excitement; to rubberneck
- Pinyin: kànrènao (kan4 re4 nao5)
- Traditional: 看熱鬧
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 门口围了很多人看热闹。
  Ménkǒu wéi le hěn duō rén kàn rènao.
  Many people gathered at the entrance to watch the excitement.

## Characters

- [看](https://hanziro.com/word/kan-look-at/) (kàn): to look at; to watch
- [热](https://hanziro.com/word/re-hot/) (rè): hot; to heat up
- [闹](https://hanziro.com/word/nao-noisy/) (nào): noisy; to make noise

https://hanziro.com/word/kan-re-nao-watch-excitement/

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