吵

Pronunciation : chǎo [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Meaning : to make a noise; to disturb by making noise. (v) quarrel; wrangle; squabble. (v) Radical : 口 Strokes : 7 Traditional : 吵 Usage : 2.7%

Common Words / Phrases:

1.

吵架 chǎo jià

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:

have words with sb.

2.

吵闹 chǎo nào

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:

wrangle; bicker

3.

争吵 zhēng chǎo

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:

quarrel

Sentences:

1. The couple often quarrel about trivial things. zhè duì fū qī jīng cháng wéi xiǎo shì zhēng chǎo 。 这 对 夫 妻 经 常 为 小 事 争 吵 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

这 : this 对 : pair; measured word 夫妻 : couple 经常 : always 为 : because of 小事 : trivial things 争吵 : quarrel

2. I am fed up with the noise here. wǒ tǎo yàn zhè lǐ de chǎo nào 。 我 讨 厌 这 里 的 吵 闹 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 讨厌 : fed up 这里 : here 的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to 吵闹 : noise

3. I overheard them quarrelling. wǒ wú yì zhōng tīng dào tā men chǎo jià 。 我 无 意 中 听 到 他 们 吵 架 。 [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

我 : I 无意中 : accidentally 听到 : heard 他们 : them 吵架 : quarrelling

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