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争论

zhēng lùn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 爭論 Measure word 次、场

争论 (zhēng lùn) means "to argue, debate". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 争论 means

1. to argue
2. to debate
3. to contend
4. argument
5. contention
6. controversy
7. debate

The characters in 争论

• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 论lùnopinion; view; theory

Example sentences

• 争论是它是没有用的。
  It is no use arguing about it.
• 你们两个在争论甚么？
  What are you two arguing about?
• 我看到汤姆跟玛丽争论。
  I saw Tom having an argument with Mary.
• 你为什幺要和经理争论？
  Why are you arguing with the manager?
• 我们别再浪费时间争论了。
  Let's not waste time arguing about it.
• 和他争论这件事得不出结果。
  It is no use arguing with him about it.

Words starting with 争论

• 争论点zhēng lùn diǎncontention

Where 争论 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Facing Challenges & Confrontation (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read zhēng lùn correctly.
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