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噪

Character · VerbTraditional譟

insect/bird chirp; shout; gain fame

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

chirp of insects or birds

literary

Used in literary or formal contexts to describe the sound of insects or birds.

Xià夏
rì日
de的
bàn傍
wǎn晚
 ,
chán蝉
zào噪
wā蛙
míng鸣
 ,
shí十
fēn分
rè热
nào闹
 。

On a summer evening, cicadas chirp and frogs croak, making a lively scene.

Qīng清
chén晨
de的
shù树
lín林
lǐ里
què鹊
zào噪
shēng声
shēng声
 。

Magpies are chirping loudly in the morning forest.

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Huáng黄
hūn昏
shí时
fèn分
 ,
qún群
yā鸦
luàn乱
zào噪
zhe着
fēi飞
huí回
le了
cháo巢
xué穴
 。

At dusk, flocks of crows chirped wildly and flew back to their nests.

Shān山
gǔ谷
zhōng中
chuán传
lái来
chán蝉
zào噪
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

The sound of cicadas chirping came from the valley.

Yǔ雨
hòu后
de的
hé荷
táng塘
biān边
 ,
wā蛙
zào噪
cǐ此
qǐ起
bǐ彼
fú伏
 。

By the lotus pond after rain, frogs croak one after another.

2.

verb

shout loudly; make noise

Commonly used to describe harsh, unpleasant loud noise or shouting.

 :
Chuāng窗
wài外
de的
guō聒
zào噪
shēng声
ràng让
wǒ我
wú无
fǎ法
rù入
shuì睡
 。

The loud, harsh noise outside the window kept me from falling asleep.

Jí集
shì市
shàng上
rén人
qún群
zào噪
zá杂
 ,
rè热
nào闹
fēi非
fán凡
 。

The market was crowded with people making loud noises and was extremely lively.

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Bié别
zài在
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
zào噪
zào噪
bù不
xiū休
 ,
yǐng影
xiǎng响
bié别
rén人
xué学
xí习
 。

Stop shouting nonstop in the classroom and disturbing others' studies.

Jiē街
tóu头
de的
zào噪
yīn音
zào噪
dé得
rén人
xīn心
fán烦
 。

The street noise is so annoying that it makes people upset.

Guān观
zhòng众
de的
zào噪
jiào叫
shēng声
yān淹
mò没
le了
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
shēng声
yīn音
 。

The audience's shouting drowned out the actor's voice.

3.

verb

gain widespread fame

literary

Used exclusively in literary or formal contexts to describe sudden or widespread fame.

Zhè这
wèi位
nián年
qīng轻
de的
gāng钢
qín琴
jiā家
míng名
zào噪
yī一
shí时
 。

This young pianist gained widespread fame for a time.

Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
shàng上
yìng映
hòu后
shēng声
míng名
dà大
zào噪
 。

This movie gained huge fame after it was released.

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Tā他
de的
kē科
yán研
chéng成
guǒ果
ràng让
tā他
shēng声
míng名
zào噪
qǐ起
 。

His research results made him rise to fame quickly.

Zhè这
wèi位
zuò作
jiā家
zài在
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
míng名
zào噪
yī一
shí时
 。

This writer was very famous in the 1980s.

Zhè这
kuǎn款
xīn新
chǎn产
pǐn品
yī一
jīng经
tuī推
chū出
biàn便
shēng声
míng名
dà大
zào噪
 。

This new product gained huge fame as soon as it was launched.