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纠纷 (jiū fēn) — dispute, conflict

Definition

纠纷 (jiūfēn) is a formal noun for a dispute, typically legal, commercial, or interpersonal. It overlaps with 争端 but is broader and more common in everyday and legal contexts.

noun
disputeconflict
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 纠纷。
    Tā men zhī jiān de jiū fēn zhōng yú jiě jué le.
    The dispute between them was finally resolved.
  • 纠纷。
    Zhè chǎng jiū fēn shè jí hěn duō fǎ lǜ wèn tí.
    This dispute involves many legal issues.
  • 纠纷？
    Rú hé bì miǎn lín lǐ jiū fēn?
    How to avoid neighborhood disputes?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

纠jiūtangle
纷fēndisorder

纠 and 纷 both suggest a tangle, so together they mean a dispute.

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 糾; 纠 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
丩
丩jiū糾jiū
Same sound today

In the traditional form 糾, 糸 (silk) was added to 丩, which already stood for the word. The simplified 纠 is a shorthand.

Open 纠 →

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 紛; 纷 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
分
分fēn紛fēn
Same sound today

The form 紛 is built from 糸, a meaning part, and 分, a sound part.

Open 纷 →
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