争辩 (zhēng biàn) — to argue, to dispute, to wrangle | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

争辩 emphasizes defending one's position against another's objections, often heated. 比争论 more confrontational, less structured than 辩论.

verb

to argueto disputeto wrangle

Examples

争辩。
Tā men wèi zhè ge wèn tí zhēng biàn le hěn jiǔ.
They argued about this problem for a long time.
争辩。
Wǒ bù xiǎng zài gēn nǐ zhēng biàn le.
I don't want to argue with you anymore.
，争辩。
Shì shí hěn qīng chǔ, méi shén me hǎo zhēng biàn de.
The facts are clear, there's nothing to argue about.

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

争 and 辩 both express arguing, giving a dispute.

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 辯; 辩 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

辡

辡biàn辯biàn

Same sound today

The traditional form 辯 pairs 言, meaning say, with 辡, which gives the sound; the simplified 辩 is a later shorthand.

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