议论 (yì lùn) — (verb) to discuss, to comment on; (noun) discus… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

议论 means to discuss a topic in public, often with opinions — stronger than 谈论 (just talk about) and more informal than 研讨 (formal deliberation). As a noun, it refers to the discussion itself.

verb

to discussto comment on

noun

discussioncomment

Measure word · 个

Examples

议论。
Tā men zài huì shàng yì lùn le zhè ge wèn tí.
They discussed this issue at the meeting.
，议论。
Guān yú zhè jiàn shì, dà jiā de yì lùn hěn duō.
There is a lot of discussion about this matter.
议论。
Wǒ men yì lùn yí xià míng tiān de jì huà.
Let's discuss tomorrow's plan.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

议yìdiscuss

论lùndiscuss

议 and 论 both mean to discuss, so the word expresses discussion or commenting.

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 議; 议 is its simplified writing.

言義議

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yántalk

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.

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 論; 论 is its simplified writing.

言侖論

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

侖

侖lún論lùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 論 pairs 言 (“say”) with 侖 as a sound component; the simplified 论 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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