吵起来 chǎoqǐlai to start arguing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 吵 chǎo verb to quarrel to quarrel; to wrangle; to have a row with someone起来 起來 qǐlai particle [aspectual suffix] Used after a verb or adjective to indicate the start and continuation of an action, or the achievement of a result or state