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吵闹

chǎo nào · chao nao

Traditional 吵鬧

Meaning

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  1. noisy
  2. raucous
  3. to shout and scream
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Upstairs is worse

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)太(tài)吵闹(chǎonào)了(le)，我(wǒ)听不清(tīngbùqīng)你(nǐ)说话(shuōhuà)。

    This place is too noisy. I can't hear you.

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，旁边(pángbiān)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)吵闹(chǎonào)。

    Yes, the kids next to us keep making noise.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)换(huàn)个(gè)安静(ānjìng)的(de)地方(dìfang)吧(ba)。

    Let us move to a quiet place.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)楼上(lóushàng)，那里(nàli)不(bù)吵闹(chǎonào)。

    OK, let us go upstairs. It is not noisy there.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，楼上(lóushàng)在(zài)开(kāi)生日会(shēngrìhuì)，更(gèng)吵闹(chǎonào)！

    Look, there is a birthday party upstairs. Even noisier!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)告(gào)诫(jiè)他(tā)们(men)不(bú)要(yào)吵(chǎo)闹(nào)。

He admonished them for being noisy.

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02

邻(lín)居(jū)家(jiā)的(de)狗(gǒu)晚(wǎn)上(shang)很(hěn)吵(chǎo)闹(nào)。

The neighbor's dog is very noisy at night.

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