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吵架

chǎo jià · chao jia

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 顿 dùn

Meaning

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  1. to quarrel
  2. to have a row
  3. quarrel
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The dishwashing quarrel

  1. Dengdeng

    隔壁(gébì)两个(liǎnggè)人(rén)又(yòu)在(zài)吵架(chǎojià)了(le)。

    The two people next door are quarreling again.

  2. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)吵架(chǎojià)？

    Why are they quarreling?

  3. Dengdeng

    为了(wèile)谁(shéi)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    Over who washes the dishes.

  4. Liangliang

    洗碗(xǐwǎn)也(yě)吵架(chǎojià)？

    Quarrel even about washing dishes?

  5. Dengdeng

    吵(chǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。最后(zuìhòu)他们(tāmen)买(mǎi)了(le)洗碗机(xǐwǎnjī)，不(bù)吵架(chǎojià)了(le)。

    They quarreled for an hour. In the end they bought a dishwasher and stopped quarreling.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)总(zǒng)是(shì)为(wèi)了(le)小(xiǎo)事(shì)吵(chǎo)架(jià)。

They always fight over little things.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)总(zǒng)和(hé)她(tā)父(fù)母(mǔ)吵(chǎo)架(jià)。

She was always quarreling with her parents.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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吵
chǎo

to quarrel; to make a noise

架
jià

to support; frame

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