The difference between 争论 and 争吵

争吵

can be either a noun or a verb.

As a verb

The verb 争吵 means "to quarrel", "to fight".

Examples

他们没完没了地为钱争吵

They fight about money all the time

tāmen méiwán méiliǎo de wéi qián zhēngchǎo

他们从来不当着孩子们的面争吵

They never fight in front of the children

tāmen cónglái bù dāng zhe háizimen de miàn zhēngchǎo

As a noun

The noun 争吵 means "quarrel", "brawl"

Examples

讨论迅速演变成愤怒的争吵

The discussion quickly turned into a brawl

tǎolùn xùnsù yǎnbiàn chéng fènnù de zhēngchǎo

争吵后他便与家人疏远了

He became estranged from his family after the quarrel

zhēngchǎo hòu tā biàn yǔ jiārén shūyuǎn le

争论

can also be either a noun or a verb.

As a verb

The verb 争论 means "to argue", "to debate".

Examples

我们争论和闲聊到夜间

We argued and chatted into the night

wǒmen zhēnglùn hé xiánliáo dào yèjiān

别人争论时，最好别插嘴

When other people are arguing, it's better not to interrupt them

biérén zhēnglùn shí, zuìhǎo bié chāzuǐ

As a noun

The noun 争论 means "debate", "dispute".

Examples

这个电视节目引起了激烈的争论

This TV show has become the subject of heated debate

zhè ge diànshì jiémù yǐnqǐ le jīliè de zhēnglùn

这场争论直到今天仍在继续

This debate continues to this day

zhè chǎng zhēnglùn zhídào jīntiān réng zài jìxù