口角

kǒujué / kǒujiǎo
noun #16,153

Meanings

  1. 1 altercation; wrangle
  2. 2 angry argument; quarrel

Examples

HSK 3
Tāmen yīnwèi xiǎoshì fāshēng le kǒujué.
They got into an argument over a small matter.
HSK 5
Liǎng ge rén zhǐshì kǒujué le jǐ jù, bìng méiyǒu dòngshǒu.
The two of them only exchanged a few angry words; it never came to blows.
HSK 6
Fūqī zhījiān nánmiǎn huì yǒu kǒujué.
Quarrels between a husband and wife are hard to avoid.

Tips

mistakes
Two readings, two different words. This one is kǒujué, a quarrel, and it turns on meaning to contend. Read 口角, with as corner, it is the corner of the mouth instead.
usage
Written register, and common in news reports: 发生口角 is the standard phrase for a dispute breaking out. In conversation people say 吵架 instead.

Stroke Order

kǒu
jiǎo