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争议

zhēng yì

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 爭議

争议 (zhēng yì) means "controversy". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 争议 means

1. controversy
2. dispute
3. to dispute

The characters in 争议

• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 议yìto comment on; to discuss; to suggest

Example sentences

• 这个电影很有争议。
  Zhège diànyǐng hěn yǒu zhēngyì.
  This movie is highly controversial.
• 这个理论很有争议。
  Zhège lǐlùn hěn yǒu zhēngyì.
  This theory is very controversial.
• 你的结论具有高度争议性。
  Your conclusion is highly arguable.
• 该法案在众议院争议后获得通过。
  Gāi fǎ'àn zài Zhòngyìyuàn zhēngyì hòu huòdé tōngguò.
  The bill was passed after a hard fight in the House.
• 他挑起争议性高的话题，制造纷争。
  Tā tiǎoqǐ zhēngyìxìng gāo de huàtí, zhìzào fēnzhēng.
  He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.

Words starting with 争议

• 争议性zhēng yì xìngcontroversial

Words containing 争议

• 无争议wú zhēng yìuncontroversial; accepted
• 无可争议wú kě zhēng yìundeniable; uncontroversial

Where 争议 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · zhèng–zhēng (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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