热议 (rè yì) — to discuss passionately; to debate heatedly

Definition

热议 is 'heated, passionate discussion' — a more intense, public version of 讨论, often for topics trending online or in the media.

verb

to discuss passionatelyto debate heatedly

热议。
Zhè ge xīn wén zài wǎng shàng yǐn qǐ le rè yì.
This news sparked heated discussion online.
热议。
Dà jiā zhèng zài rè yì rú hé jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí.
Everyone is heatedly discussing how to solve this problem.
，热议。
Huì yì zhōng, dài biǎo men duì tí àn jìn xíng le rè yì.
During the meeting, the representatives had a heated debate on the proposal.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

议yìdiscuss

A 热, or heated, 议, or discussion, means to debate with strong feeling.

Characters in this word

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 熱; 热 is its simplified writing.

埶灬熱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

灬Written in full as火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

埶

埶yì熱rè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 熱 pairs 埶 with 火 (written as 灬) to show heat, while 埶 gives a sound.

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

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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