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吵

chǎo

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word
Stative verb

吵 (chǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to quarrel”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to quarrel
  2. to make a noise
  3. noisy
  4. to disturb by making a noise

Stroke order

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Example

外面太吵了，我睡不著。

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

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).