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吵架

chǎojià

to quarrel

Two people arguing over a bowl
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Characters in this word

吵 chǎo

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 少 few, little
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

架 jià

Strokes
9
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
加 to add to, to increase, to augment 木 tree
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 别再吵架了。 Bié zài chǎojià le. Do not quarrel anymore.
  • 他们常吵架。 Tāmen cháng chǎojià. They often quarrel.
  • 我不想吵架。 Wǒ bù xiǎng chǎojià. I do not want to quarrel.

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