纠纷

jiū fēn

dispute; issue

HSK Level 6

Example Sentences

Synonyms

争端 (zhēngduàn)

dispute

矛盾 (máodùn)

contradiction

Antonyms

和解 (hé jiě)

reconciliation

调解 (tiáo jiě)

mediation

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word "纠纷" (jiūfēn) is composed of two characters: "纠" (jiū) and "纷" (fēn). The character "纠" originally meant "to bind" or "to tie together", and later extended to mean "to investigate" or "to mediate". The character "纷" originally meant "to scatter" or "to disperse", and later extended to mean "to quarrel" or "to dispute". Thus, the word "纠纷" literally means "to investigate a quarrel" or "to mediate a dispute". It is commonly used in Chinese to refer to a conflict, disagreement, or dispute between two or more parties.

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