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吵

chǎo

argue, dispute; disturb, annoy

Shadow
Strokes
7
Radical
口
HSK
3
Tone
3

Other readings: miǎo

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你们在吵什么?

    Nǐ men zài chǎo shén me

    What were you arguing about?

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  • 跟他吵没用。

    Gēn tā chǎo méi yòng

    It's no use arguing with him.

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  • 你别再跟他争吵了。

    Nǐ bié zài gēn tā zhēng chǎo le

    Don't quarrel with him any more.

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  • 他们总是吵个不停。

    Tā men zǒng shì chǎo gè bù tíng

    They are always at each other's throats.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 吵

  • 吵chǎo 3to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise
  • 吵架chǎo jià 3–4 to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
  • 争吵zhēng chǎo 1–3 to quarrel; dispute
  • 吵嘴chǎo zuǐ 3–3 → 2–3to quarrel