争议 (zhēng yì) — to dispute, to argue over | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

争议 focuses on the issue itself — a contested matter or ongoing dispute — more than on the arguing. 争吵 is a heated verbal quarrel; 争论 is a reasoned exchange of opposing views.

verb

to disputeto argue over

Examples

争议。
Shuāng fāng zhèng zài zhēng yì zhè ge wèn tí.
Both sides are currently disputing this issue.
争议，。
Tā men zhēng yì le hěn jiǔ, hái shì méi yǒu jié guǒ.
They argued for a long time, but still got no result.
，争议。
Duì yú xīn zhèng cè, dà jiā zhēng yì bú duàn.
Regarding the new policy, everyone is disputing endlessly.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

争zhēngdispute

议yìdiscuss

争 means dispute and 议 means discuss; together they mean dispute or controversy.

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.

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.

言義議

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.

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