吵 (chǎo): to quarrel, to make a noise, noisy
吵 (chǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “to quarrel.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 少 (phonetic). It ranks #2009 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 吵 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to quarrel
- to make a noise
- noisy
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 吵
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吵闹 | chǎo nào | noisy |
| 大吵大闹 | dà chǎo dà nào | to shout and scream (idiom) |
| 吵嚷 | chǎo rǎng | to make a racket |
| 吵嘴 | chǎo zuǐ | to quarrel |
| 又吵又闹 | yòu chǎo yòu nào | to make a lot of noise |
| 吵闹声 | chǎo nào shēng | noise |
| 吵杂 | chǎo zá | noisy |
| 吵醒 | chǎo xǐng | to wake sb up with a noise |
| 吵吵 | chāo chao | to make a racket |
| 吵吵嚷嚷 | chǎo chǎo rǎng rǎng | to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom) |
吵 appears in 12 compound words: 75 as the first character, 8 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 吵 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
隔壁房间太吵了,我无法集中精力工作。
Gébì fángjiān tài chǎo le, wǒ wúfǎ jízhōng jīnglì gōngzuò.
The room next door is too noisy; I can't concentrate on my work.
沈玉琳出院后重回《热吵店》开工!大聊地狱哏:还好照片彩色的
沈 yù 琳 chū yuàn hòu chóng huí rè chǎo diàn kāi gōng ! dà liáo dì yù 哏 : hái hǎo zhào piàn cǎi sè de
Shen Yulin Returns to Work on *The Hot Talk Show* After Being Discharged from the Hospital! He Talks at Length About His "Hell-Themed Joke": "Thank Goodness the Photo Was in Color"
机动车“炸街”、广场舞扰民、夜间违规施工吵人——噪声污染怎么治
jī dòng chē zhà jiē , guǎng chǎng wǔ rǎo mín , yè jiān wéi guī shī gōng chǎo rén — — zào shēng wū rǎn zěn má zhì
Motor vehicles revving their engines, square dancing disturbing the peace, and illegal nighttime construction causing noise—how can noise pollution be addressed?
2年报警23次 妇告邻太吵败诉
2 nián bào jǐng 2 3 cì fù gào lín tài chǎo bài sù
In 2 years, the woman called the police 23 times, and the woman sued the neighbor for being too noisy and lost the lawsuit
独家/大年初二邻嫌吵狂砸门找碴 屋主:根本不在
dú jiā dà nián chū èr lín xián chǎo kuáng zá mén zhǎo 碴 wū zhǔ : gēn běn bù zài
Exclusive/On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the neighbor was noisy and smashed the door to find ballast Homeowner: Not at all
欧洲头条丨慕尼黑的沉默,比争吵更刺耳
ōu zhōu tóu tiáo 丨 mù ní hēi de chén mò , bǐ zhēng chǎo gēng cī ěr
European headlines丨Munich's silence, more harsh than the argument
你又和汤姆吵架了吗?
Nǐ yòu hé Tāngmǔ chǎojià le ma?
Did you have another fight with Tom?
他被啪啪的敲门声吵醒了。
Tā bèi pā pā de qiāomén shēng chǎoxǐng le.
He was roused by a loud knocking at the door.
他们的争吵因误解而起。
Tāmen de zhēngchǎo yīn wùjiě ér qǐ.
Their quarrel sprang from misunderstanding.
他告诫他们不要吵闹。
Tā gàojiè tāmen bù yào chǎonào.
He admonished them for being noisy.
Character Family
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