Definition
争执 (zhēng zhí) means to argue or dispute over an issue, with a neutral tone — it implies a prolonged disagreement. It is less emotional than 吵架 (chǎo jià) or 争吵 (zhēng chǎo), and less about reasoned debate than 争论 (zhēng lùn) or 争辩 (zhēng biàn).
verb
to argueto disputeto wrangle
Easily confused
- 政治zhèng zhìsound-alikepolitics
- 正直zhèng zhísound-alikehonest, upright, upstanding
- 整治zhěng zhìsound-aliketo bring under control, to regulate (a problem, river, traffic, etc.)
Examples
- 争执。Tāmen wèile qián de wèntí zhēng zhí le hǎo jǐ gè xiǎoshí.They argued for several hours over money issues.
- 争执。Zhè chǎng zhēng zhí zuìzhōng tōngguò tiáojiě jiějué le.This dispute was finally resolved through mediation.
- 争执，。Wǒ bù xiǎng yīnwèi xiǎoshì zhēng zhí, suǒyǐ ràngbù le.I didn't want to argue over trivial matters, so I gave in.
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