争
吵

To quarrel in Chinese: 争吵 (zhēng chǎo)

zhēng chǎo

to quarrel

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 爭吵1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to quarrel
  2. 2dispute

Stroke order

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争
吵

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ㄓㄥ

zhēng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄔㄠˇ

chǎo

ㄔ/ chㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

争吵

Simplified

爭吵

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们为了小事争吵起来。

    tā men wèi le xiǎo shì zhēng chǎo qǐ lái。

    They started quarreling over a trivial matter.

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Related words

吵

chǎo

to quarrel

争

zhēng

to strive for

竞争

jìng zhēng

to compete

吵架

chǎo jià

to quarrel

战争

zhàn zhēng

war

争论

zhēng lùn

to argue

争取

zhēng qǔ

to fight for

争议

zhēng yì

controversy

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

争夺

zhēng duó

to fight over

吵嘴

chǎo zuǐ

to quarrel

抗争

kàng zhēng

to resist

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