争论不休 (zhēng lún) — argue endlessly; have a never-ending dispute
Definition
An idiomatic verb-object phrase meaning 'argue endlessly without reaching a conclusion', highlighting that the dispute drags on. Differs from 争论 alone, which simply means 'to argue'.
verb
argue endlesslyhave a never-ending dispute
Examples
- 争论不休，。Tā men zhēng lún le bàn tiān, shuí yě shuō fú bù liǎo shuí.They argued endlessly for half a day, and neither could convince the other.
- 争论不休，。Huì yì biàn chéng le zhēng lún de jú miàn, làng fèi le hěn duō shí jiān.The meeting turned into a never-ending dispute, wasting a lot of time.
- 争论不休，。Wǎng shàng guān yú zhè ge huà tí zhēng lún, méi yǒu dìng lùn.Online, people are endlessly arguing about this topic with no conclusion.
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