吵

To quarrel in Chinese: 吵 (chǎo)

chǎo

to quarrel

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to quarrel
  2. 2to make a noise
  3. 3noisy
  4. 4to disturb by making a noise

Stroke order

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吵

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄠˇ

chǎo

ㄔ/ chㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 吵 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们别吵了。

    wǒ men bié chǎo le。

    Let's not argue.

  • 跟他吵没用。

    gēn tā chǎo méi yòng。

    It's no use arguing with him.

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Related words

吵架

chǎo jià

to quarrel

吵嘴

chǎo zuǐ

to quarrel

争吵

zhēng chǎo

to quarrel

成功

chéng gōng

success

成熟

chéng shú

mature

从来

cóng lái

always

大夫

dài fu

doctor

大概

dà gài

roughly

大使馆

dà shǐ guǎn

embassy

大约

dà yuē

approximately

代表

dài biǎo

representative

当地

dāng dì

local

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