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吵

chǎoㄔㄠˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: SẢO

Traditional: 吵

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 2

Meaning(verb)

to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise

Related: 吵架 (quarrel), 吵闹 (noisy).

Examples

  • 外面太吵了,我睡不着。

    wài miàn tài chǎo le, wǒ shuì bù zhe.

    It's too noisy outside, I can't sleep.

  • 他们昨天又吵架了。

    tā men zuó tiān yòu chǎo jià le.

    They had another fight yesterday.

  • 别吵,宝宝在睡觉。

    bié chǎo, bǎo bao zài shuì jiào.

    Keep it down, the baby is sleeping.

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Stroke order

SẢO · 7 strokes

to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise