吵闹 (chǎo nào) — to make a racket, to be noisy; to quarrel, to have a loud argument
Definition
吵闹 covers both senses: making noise (a noisy place) and quarreling loudly. The verb separates — 吵闹起来 means 'to start quarreling'.
verb
to make a racketto be noisyto quarrelto have a loud argument
Examples
- 吵闹。Tā men yīn wèi xiǎo shì chǎo nào qǐ lái.They started quarreling over a small matter.
- 吵闹，。Gé bì yì zhí zài chǎo nào, wǒ wú fǎ jí zhōng zhù yì lì.The neighbors have been making a racket; I can't concentrate.
- 吵闹，。Zhè jiā cān tīng tài chǎo nào le, wǒ men huàn yì jiā ba.This restaurant is too noisy; let's switch to another one.
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