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title: "Chaojia Meaning: 吵架 (chǎojià) Means “to quarrel”"
description: "吵架 (chǎojià) means “to quarrel; to argue”. Hear its tones, see what 吵 and 架 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaojia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 吵架 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

吵架 chǎojià

## to quarrel; to argue

## Its characters

1. 吵 chǎo to quarrel
2. 架 jià quarrel

## In a sentence

他们昨天吵架了。 They had a quarrel yesterday.

跟男朋友**吵架**了？

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## More words with 吵 or 架

- [绑架 bǎngjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangjia)
- [骨架 gǔjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gujia)
- [架子 jiàzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiazi)
- [框架 kuàngjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangjia)

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