to chatter noisily; to create a hubbub
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to make a lot of noise talking; to gabble; to chatter in a disorderly way
dialectA dialectal verb specifically describing many people talking loudly and chaotically at once. This is a light-tone variant of 吵 (chāo·chao vs. chǎo).
Bié别
xiā瞎
chāo吵
chao吵
le了
，
tīng听
tā他
bǎ把
huà话
shuō说
wán完
。
Stop all that pointless chatter and let him finish what he has to say.
Lǎo老
shī师
hái还
méi没
jìn进
lái来
，
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
jiù就
chāo吵
chao吵
qǐ起
lái来
le了
。
Before the teacher even entered, the classroom was already noisy with everyone chattering.
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Tā他
zài在
nà那
er儿
chāo吵
chao吵
shá啥
ne呢
？
yī一
jù句
yě也
tīng听
bù不
qīng清
。
What's he jabbering about over there? I can't make out a single word.