聒噪

guōzào
adjective #34,169

Meanings

  1. 1 noisy
  2. 2 clamorous
  3. 3 raucous
  4. 4 to make a din

Examples

Chán míng shēng zhēn guōzào.
The cicadas' chirping is so noisy.
Tā shuōhuà tài guōzào le, wǒ dōu tīng bù xiàqù.
He talks so raucously I can't bear to keep listening.

Tips

register
Slightly literary register — describes both physical noise (cicadas, traffic, crowds) and irritating chatter. Stronger than (chǎo, noisy) and carries an annoyed tone.
memory
= ear () + tongue () — sound battering your eardrum. Pair with (mouth + clamor) and you get 'clamorous noise'.

Stroke Order

guō
zào