zhēng lùn
argue; debate
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我们对这个话题进行了激烈的争论。
Wǒmen duì zhège huàtí jìnxíngle jīliè de zhēnglùn.
We had a heated debate on this topic.
他们一直在争论谁应该为这次事故负责。
Tāmen yīzhí zài zhēnglùn shuí yīnggāi wèi zhè cì shìgù fùzé.
They kept arguing about who should be responsible for the accident.
这场争论已经持续了好几天了。
Zhè chǎng zhēnglùn yǐjīng chíxùle hǎo jǐ tiānle.
The argument has been going on for several days.
辩论 (biànlùn)
debate
争辩 (zhēngbiàn)
argue
一致 (yī zhì)
agree
和谐 (hé xié)
harmony
The Chinese word 争论 (zhēnglùn) means "to argue" or "to debate". It is composed of two characters: 争 (zhēng), which means "to fight" or "to compete", and 论 (lùn), which means "to discuss" or "to argue". The word 争论 is often used in a negative sense, to describe a heated or unproductive argument. However, it can also be used in a positive sense, to describe a constructive debate or discussion.The character 争 is composed of two parts: the radical 斗 (dòu), which means "to fight", and the phonetic component 争 (zhēng). The radical 斗 is a pictograph of two hands fighting, while the phonetic component 争 is a simplified form of the character 爭, which means "to compete". The character 论 is composed of two parts: the radical 言 (yán), which means "to speak", and the phonetic component 仑 (lún). The radical 言 is a pictograph of a person speaking, while the phonetic component 仑 is a simplified form of the character 論, which means "to discuss".The word 争论 is first recorded in the 3rd century BC in the book of Han Feizi. It was originally used to describe a heated or unproductive argument. However, over time, the meaning of the word has evolved to include constructive debates and discussions. Today, 争论 is a common word in Chinese, and it is used in a variety of contexts.
