嘈 (cáo) — (onomatopoeia, bound form) noise, clamor; used in 嘈杂 (cáo zá, noisy)
Definition
嘈 is a bound, onomatopoeic piece meaning 'noisy/clamorous' — it doesn't stand alone; it appears in 嘈杂 (cáozá, 'noisy, chaotic'), where it carries the sound-sense and 杂 adds the 'mixed, chaotic' meaning.
(onomatopoeia, bound form) noiseclamorused in 嘈杂 (cáo zá, noisy)
Examples
- 。Jiē shàng fēi cháng cáo zá.The street is very noisy.
- 。Zhè ge fáng jiān tài cáo zá le.This room is too noisy.
- 。Wài miàn chuán lái yí zhèn cáo zá de shēng yīn.A burst of clamorous sound came from outside.
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