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吵 (chǎo) — (verb) to quarrel; to argue; (verb) to make noise; to disturb; (adjective) noisy; loud

Definition

吵 covers both senses: 'noisy' (adj) and 'to make noise / to quarrel' (verb). 响 focuses on a sound occurring ('ring, sound'); 闹 is louder and more chaotic noise, plus 'to cause trouble'.

verb
to quarrelto argueto make noiseto disturb
adjective
noisyloud
Easily confused

Examples

  • 吵。
    Nǐ men bú yào zài chǎo le.
    Don't quarrel anymore.
  • 吵，。
    Qǐng bú yào chǎo, wǒ zài kàn shū.
    Please don't make noise, I'm reading.
  • 吵。
    Zhè ge fáng jiān hěn chǎo.
    This room is very noisy.
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