喧哗 (xuān huá) — (verb) to make noise, to clamor; (adjective) noisy, clamorous
Definition
Formal/written word for 'noisy, to make a racket' — stronger than the everyday 吵 and often used in public-announcement contexts (e.g. '请勿喧哗'). Closer to 嘈杂 than to the quarrel-sense of 吵.
verb
to make noiseto clamor
adjective
noisyclamorous
Examples
- 喧哗。Qǐng bú yào zài tú shū guǎn lǐ xuān huá.Please don't make noise in the library.
- 喧哗。xuān huá De jiē dào ràng rén gǎn dào fán zào.The noisy street makes people feel irritable.
- 喧哗。Gōng gòng chǎng suǒ jìn zhǐ dà shēng xuān huá.Loud noise is prohibited in public places.
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