How to say “noisy” in Chinese
noisy; quarrel
“Noisy” in Chinese is 吵, chǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
吵 is read chǎo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 少 shǎo hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “吵”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 吵. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 楼上太吵了，我睡不着。lóushàngtàichǎole,wǒshuìbuzháoIt's so noisy upstairs that I can't fall asleep.
- 楼上太吵了我睡不着2lóushàngtàichǎole,wǒshuìbuzháoIt's so noisy upstairs that I can't fall asleep.
- 别吵了孩子在睡觉biéchǎole,háizizàishuìjiàoStop making noise, the baby's asleep.
- 他们昨天吵了一架。tāmenzuótiānchǎoleyíjiàThey had a fight yesterday.
- 吵完以后他平静下来了chǎowányǐhòu,tāpíngjìngxiàlaileAfter the fight he calmed down.
- 昨天我跟妹妹吵了一架。zuótiānwǒgēnmèimeichǎoleyíjiàYesterday I had a fight with my younger sister.
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More words from the lesson “So noisy!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “noisy” in Chinese?
“Noisy” in Chinese is 吵, pinyin chǎo.
What does 吵 mean?
吵 (chǎo) means “noisy; quarrel”.
How do you write 吵?
吵 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 吵?
吵 is read chǎo. Tones: chǎo — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“noisy” in the lesson “So noisy!”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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