噪
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zào · to be noisy

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 噪

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zàoWords pronounced zào
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Example sentences

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Wǒ zài yě shòu bùliǎo nà zào yīn le.我再也受不了那噪音了。

I can't stand that noise any longer.

Source: Tatoeba #5819723 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ juéde nǐ néng shǎo fā diǎn zào yīn ma?你觉得你能少发点噪音吗?

Do you think you could make a little less noise?

Source: Tatoeba #845160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng zhe zào yīn bù néng shuìjiào.我听着噪音不能睡觉。

I can't sleep with all that noise.

Source: Tatoeba #5684086 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wú fǎ zài rěn shòu nà zào yīn le.我无法再忍受那噪音了。

I can't put up with that noise any longer.

Source: Tatoeba #335537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bì xū rěn shòu zhè yí qiè de zào yīn le.你必须忍受这一切的噪音了。

You have to put up with all this noise.

Source: Tatoeba #733594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì bèi wài miàn de jiāo tōng zào yīn huàn xǐng de.我是被外面的交通噪音唤醒的。

I was woken up by the noise of the traffic outside.

Source: Tatoeba #777619 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 噪 in context

  1. Say zào, then recall the core meaning: to be noisy.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 噪声 (zào shēng), meaning “noise”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 噪 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.