Chinese Word: 吵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

吵HSK 5

Pinyin: chǎo

English Definition: to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise

Chinese Definition:
①声音杂乱搅扰人：吵人。吵扰(ａ．吵闹使人不得安静；b．争吵)。
②打嘴架、口角：吵嘴。争吵。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic: 少 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 少 [ shǎo ] few, little; less; inadequate

Similar Characters: 吐

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争吵	zhēng chǎo	to quarrel; dispute
吵架	chǎo jià	to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel; Classifiers: 顿	HSK 5
吵闹	chǎo nào	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream
吵嘴	chǎo zuǐ	to quarrel	HSK 5
吵嚷	chǎo rǎng	to make a racket; clamour; uproar	HSK 6

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1		zhè ér 这儿 tài 太 chǎo 吵 wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù 不 jiàn 见， shén 什 me 么？ It's too loud here, I can't hear anything, what?
2		tā 他 wèi shén 为什 me 么 bù xiàng 不象 tā 他 de 的 bà bà 爸爸 nà yàng 那样 gēn 跟 nǐ 你 chǎo 吵 dé 得 bù kě kāi jiāo 不可开交 ne 呢？ Why could not he keep on quarrelling with you, as his father did before him?
3		tā 她 xiǎo shēng 小声 shuō dào 说道， “ bié rén 别人 dōu 都 zài 在 tīng xì 听戏， nǐ 你 huì 会 chǎo 吵 zhe 着 tā men 他们 de 的！ ” ' she whispered. ' People are trying to listen to the actors. You'll disturb them!
4		kě shì 可是 yǒu 有 yī 一 cì 次， wǒ men 我们 jī hū 几乎 chǎo qǐ 吵起 lái 来。 One time, however, we were near quarrelling.
5		jiē shàng 街上 tài 太 chǎo 吵 le 了， wǒ 我 jī hū 几乎 tīng 听 bù 不 dào 到 tā 他 zài 在 shuō shén 说什 me 么。 It is noisy on the street, and I almost can' t hear what he is saying.

1		zhè ér 这儿 tài 太 chǎo 吵 wǒ 我 tīng 听 bù 不 jiàn 见， shén 什 me 么？ It's too loud here, I can't hear anything, what?
2		tā 他 wèi shén 为什 me 么 bù xiàng 不象 tā 他 de 的 bà bà 爸爸 nà yàng 那样 gēn 跟 nǐ 你 chǎo 吵 dé 得 bù kě kāi jiāo 不可开交 ne 呢？ Why could not he keep on quarrelling with you, as his father did before him?
3		tā 她 xiǎo shēng 小声 shuō dào 说道， “ bié rén 别人 dōu 都 zài 在 tīng xì 听戏， nǐ 你 huì 会 chǎo 吵 zhe 着 tā men 他们 de 的！ ” ' she whispered. ' People are trying to listen to the actors. You'll disturb them!
4		kě shì 可是 yǒu 有 yī 一 cì 次， wǒ men 我们 jī hū 几乎 chǎo qǐ 吵起 lái 来。 One time, however, we were near quarrelling.
5		jiē shàng 街上 tài 太 chǎo 吵 le 了， wǒ 我 jī hū 几乎 tīng 听 bù 不 dào 到 tā 他 zài 在 shuō shén 说什 me 么。 It is noisy on the street, and I almost can' t hear what he is saying.