吵
chǎo
HSK 4
#2,036 most
frequent character
to quarrel, to make a noise, noisy
verb
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
吵 uses 口 mouth as its meaning part and 少 shǎo as its sound part. It first meant shouting and causing a commotion. From there it grew to fighting, with words or fists, and to being noisy.
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Example Sentences
今天的音乐太吵了，我听不清对话。
jīntiān de yīnyuè tài chǎo le ， wǒ tīngbùqīng duìhuà 。
Today's music is too loud, I can't hear the conversation.
他们在公园里吵架，吵得我都睡不着了。
tāmen zài gōngyuán lǐ chǎojià ， chǎo dé wǒ dū shuì bùzháo le 。
They were arguing in the park, it was so loud that I couldn't sleep.
你能不能小声一点？我希望这个地方安静，而不是吵闹的。
nǐ néngbùnéng xiǎoshēng yīdiǎn ？ wǒ xīwàng zhègè dìfāng ānjìng ， érbùshì chǎonào de 。
Can you be a little quieter? I hope this place is quiet, not noisy.
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