吵嚷

chǎorǎng

verb #25,347

Meanings

孩子们在院子里吵嚷个不停。

Háizi men zài yuànzi lǐ chǎorǎng gè bùtíng.

The children were making a racket in the courtyard without stopping.

请不要在图书馆里吵嚷。

Qǐng bùyào zài túshūguǎn lǐ chǎorǎng.

Please don't make noise in the library.

外面一阵吵嚷声把我吵醒了。

Wàimiàn yīzhèn chǎorǎng shēng bǎ wǒ chǎo xǐng le.

A burst of clamor outside woke me up.

memory

Both 吵 and 嚷 individually mean to make noise or shout — combined they intensify the sense of chaotic noisy clamor.

吵 chǎo

嚷 rǎng