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吵

chǎo
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

Definitions

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

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Character focus

Stroke order

7 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
安静
ān jìng

quiet

形容环境没有噪音

Related words

1 item
争论
zhēng lùn

to argue

更侧重于观点不同的辩论

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于“吵架”(chǎo jià)表示quarrel，“吵醒”(chǎo xǐng)表示be woken up by noise。

Grammar

Guides that feature 吵

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 5 min
X什么X and 什么X不X的 for Brushing Things Off

Use 吵什么吵 and 什么钱不钱的 to tell someone to stop fussing, or to wave away money and thanks between friends.

Reading: chǎo Open guide

Example Sentences

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外面很 吵 ，我睡不着。
It's very noisy outside, I can't fall asleep.
別 吵 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13112168)

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Words Containing 吵

吵嘴
chǎo zuǐ

to quarrel

吵架
chǎo jià

to quarrel

争吵
zhēng chǎo

to quarrel

又吵又闹
yòu chǎo yòu nào

to make a lot of noise

吵吵
chāo chao

to make a racket

吵吵嚷嚷
chǎo chǎo rǎng rǎng

to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)

吵嚷
chǎo rǎng

to make a racket

吵醒
chǎo xǐng

to wake sb up with a noise

吵杂
chǎo zá

noisy

吵闹
chǎo nào

noisy

吵闹声
chǎo nào shēng

noise

大吵大闹
dà chǎo dà nào

to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss