HSK 5 · adjective · verb

吵

chǎo

noisy; to disturb; to quarrel (吵)

外面太吵了,听不见。

Wàimiàn tài chǎo le, tīng bu jiàn.

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

半夜的电话把我吵醒了。

Bànyè de diànhuà bǎ wǒ chǎoxǐng le.

The phone call at midnight woke me up.

他们经常为一些小事吵架,感情还是很好。

Tāmen jīngcháng wèi yìxiē xiǎo shì chǎojià, gǎnqíng háishì hěn hǎo.

They often quarrel over little things, but their affection is still very strong.

他们为一件小事争吵起来。

Tāmen wèi yí jiàn xiǎo shì zhēngchǎo qǐlái。

They started quarreling over a small matter.