无可争辩 (wú kě zhēng biàn) — indisputable; irrefutable

Definition

A formal adjective phrase meaning 'indisputable / irrefutable', stronger than 明显. Used in writing to declare something beyond argument.

verb
indisputableirrefutable

Examples

  • 无可争辩，。
    Zhè ge shì shí wú kě zhēng biàn, nǐ bù xū yào zài jiě shì.
    This fact is indisputable; you don't need to explain further.
  • 无可争辩。
    Tā duì gōng sī de gòng xiàn wú kě zhēng biàn.
    His contribution to the company is irrefutable.
  • 无可争辩，。
    Tā de cái huá wú kě zhēng biàn, wǒ men dōu hěn pèi fú.
    His talent is indisputable; we all admire him.

Origin

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 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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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
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
丂
丂kǎo可kě
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

可 pairs 口 (mouth) with 丂 as a sound part; it is tied to air from the mouth, perhaps singing.

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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.

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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
言言yánsay
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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