吵 (chǎo): Noisy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 5

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Readings & Meanings

吵has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

chǎochao

adj. (形)

noisyHSK5

adj./v. (形、动)

noisy; to quarrel; to make noiseHSK 3.0 L5

Stroke Order Diagrams 吵

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

吵=口mouth+少few

The mouth (口) creates noise like '少' (shǎo), depicting a quarrel or disturbance with few words but loud sounds.

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HSK Vocabulary: 吵

HSK words that contain this character.

吵架

chǎo jià

to quarrel; have a row

HSK 5

争吵

zhēng chǎo

to quarrel

HSK 3.0 L6

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 吵 is used in context

tā他

men们

yīn因

wèi为

xiǎo小

shì事

chǎo吵

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They quarreled over a trivial matter.

tā他

men们

jīng经

cháng常

wèi为

qián钱

zhēng争

chǎo吵

。

They often argue about money.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

chǎo吵

nào闹

。

The children are being noisy in the room.

Gé隔

bì壁

tài太

chǎo吵

le了

，

wǒ我

shuì睡

bù不

zháo着

。

The neighbor is too noisy, I can't sleep.

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