Quarrel in Chinese
to quarrel · HSK 6
吵架
- 吵 noisy
- 架 frame
Counted with 场: 一场吵架
他们昨天吵架了。 They had a quarrel yesterday.
Other ways to say quarrel
More words with 吵 or 架
How do you say quarrel in Chinese?
Quarrel in Chinese is 吵架 (chǎo jià). You can also say 争吵 (zhēng chǎo), 吵 (chǎo).
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