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争议性 (zhēng yì xìng) — controversial nature; controversy

Definition

A noun meaning 'the quality of being controversial' — the property or degree to which something provokes disagreement, rather than the dispute itself. Refers to a topic or thing, not the arguments between people.

noun
controversial naturecontroversy

Examples

  • 争议性。
    Zhè ge zhèng cè de zhēng yì xìng hěn dà.
    This policy is highly controversial.
  • 争议性。
    Tā de yán lùn chōng mǎn le zhēng yì xìng.
    His remarks are full of controversy.
  • 争议性。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng yīn wèi qí zhēng yì xìng ér bèi shòu guān zhù.
    This film has attracted a lot of attention because of its controversial nature.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

争议dispute
争zhēngargue议yìdiscuss
联合Coordinate
性xìngnature

争议 supplies the idea of dispute, while 性 adds the sense of a quality or nature.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爭; 争 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爭 shows two hands on a plowshare; the simplified 争 is a later abbreviation, so this picture belongs to 爭, not 争.

Open 争 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 議; 议 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yántalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
義
義yì議⁰yì
Same sound today

The traditional form 議 pairs 言 (talk) with 義 as a sound component; the simplified 议 is a later shorthand.

Open 议 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →
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