Meaning
to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chao” becomes a different word in each tone. 吵 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; to have a row; quarrel
- 争吵zhēng chǎoto quarrel; dispute
- 吵嘴chǎo zuǐto quarrel
- 吵杂chǎo zánoisy
- 吵醒chǎo xǐngto wake sb up with a noise
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Example Sentence
兄弟俩为了一点儿小事吵了起来。Xiōng dì liǎ wèi le yì diǎnr xiǎo shì chǎo le qǐ lái.The two brothers quarreled over a trivial matter.
兄弟xiōng dìbrothers俩liǎtwo (colloquial equivalent为了wèi lein order to一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点小事xiǎo shìtrifle吵chǎoto quarrel了le(completed action)起来qǐ laito stand up。