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Meaning of 吵

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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:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • [ shǎo ] few, little; less; inadequate
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Example Words
争吵 zhēng chǎo to quarrel; dispute
吵架 chǎo jià to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel; Classifiers:
吵闹 chǎo nào noisy; raucous; to shout and scream
吵嘴 chǎo zuǐ to quarrel
吵嚷 chǎo rǎng to make a racket; clamour; uproar
More: 吵* | *吵 | *吵*
Example Sentences
1
Stop making noise, I want to sleep.
2
We often argue over small things.
3
I loathe that noisy colleague.
4
The teacher is speaking, please don't make any noise.
5
We should keep quiet and not make noise.