纠葛 (jiū gé) — entanglement (complicated situation or relationship); dispute (ongoing disagreement)
Definition
A 'tangle' — emotional or relational entanglement with ongoing dispute. Implies messy, unresolved history (between people, or between countries/interests) rather than a single concrete disagreement.
noun
entanglement (complicated situation or relationship)dispute (ongoing disagreement)
Examples
- 纠葛。Tā men zhī jiān de gǎn qíng jiū gé yǐ jīng chí xù le hěn duō nián.The emotional entanglement between them has lasted for many years.
- 纠葛。Zhè chǎng jīng jì jiū gé zuì zhōng tōng guò fǎ lǜ tú jìng jiě jué le.This economic dispute was finally resolved through legal channels.
- 纠葛。Lì shǐ shàng de gè zhǒng jiū gé ràng liǎng guó guān xì biàn de fù zá.Various entanglements in history made the relationship between the two countries complicated.
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