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吵架

to quarrel

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

chao3jia4 • chǎojià

Meaning

Primary

to quarrel

Alternatives

quarrel, quarreling, quarrels, quarreled, to have a row, have a row, argue, to argue

Mnemonic

吵架 To quarrel is to get 吵 noisy with someone about something insignificant like the amount of dust on a freaking 架 shelf. Why do people 吵架 quarrel over something as silly as a 架 shelf? Nobody knows.

Usage

他们 因 小事 吵架 了。

They quarreled over a small matter.

我 不 想 再 吵架 了。

I don't want to quarrel anymore.

为什么 为了 一 个 架子 吵架 呢？

Why quarrel about a shelf?

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