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争吵 (zhēng chǎo): To quarrel (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

争吵 consists of 2 characters.
zhēng
争
to strive, contend, or vie
chǎo
吵
noisy

Example Sentences with 争吵

tā他
men们
jīng经
cháng常
wèi为
qián钱
zhēng争
chǎo吵
。
They often argue about money.
tā他
bù不
xiǎng想
juàn卷
rù入
zhè这
chǎng场
zhēng争
chǎo吵
qǐng请
bú不
yào要
chān掺
huo和
tā他
men们
de的
zhēng争
chǎo
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lǎo老
shī师
quàn劝
jiě解
le了
zhēng争
chǎo吵
。
He doesn't want to get involved in this argument.
吵
。
Please do not get involved in their argument.
de的
xué学
shēng生
。
The teacher mediated the quarreling students
jīng经
guò过
zhǎng长
shí时
jiān间
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
，
tā他
men们
zuì最
zhōng终
jué决
dìng定
hé和
píng平
fēn分
shǒu手
，
jì继
xù续
zuò做
péng朋
yǒu友
。
After a long period of arguments, they finally decided to break up peacefully and remain friends.
jīng经
guò过
zhǎng长
shí时
jiān间
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
，
tā他
men们
zuì最
zhōng终
jué决
dìng定
lí离
hūn婚
，
gè各
zì自
kāi开
shǐ始
xīn新
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
After a long period of arguments, they finally decided to divorce and start new lives separately.
lǎo老
shī师
gān干
yù预
le了
hái孩
zi子
men们
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
。
The teacher intervened in the children's quarrel.
lǎo老
shī师
tiáo调
jiě解
le了
liǎng两
gè个
tóng同
xué学
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
。
The teacher mediated the argument between two classmates.
lǎo老
shī师
jí及
shí时
zhì制
zhǐ止
le了
xué学
shēng生
men们
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
。
The teacher promptly stopped the students' argument.
tā他
men们
zhī之
jiān间
fā发
shēng生
le了
jù剧
liè烈
de的
zhēng争
chǎo吵
，
dǎo导
zhì致
guān关
xì系
chè彻
dǐ底
pò破
liè裂
。
They had an intense argument, which led to a complete breakdown in their relationship.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 争吵.

Words with 争
  • 竞争jìng zhēngHSK 4
  • 争光zhēng guāng
  • 争取zhēng qǔ
  • 争夺zhēng duó
  • 争执zhēng zhí
  • 争气zhēng qì
  • 争相zhēng xiāng
  • 争端zhēng duān
Words with 吵
  • 吵架chǎo jiàHSK 5
  • 吵嘴chǎo zuǐ