HSK 6 · Ideas

分歧 fēnqí “difference (of opinion)” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 分歧 means

  1. difference (of opinion)
  2. disagreement
  3. divergent
  4. difference (of opinion, position)
  5. (maths.) bifurcation

How to say 分歧

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale分fēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale歧qí2nd tone, rising

分歧 in a sentence

  1. 两人之间明显存在相当大的分歧。

    Liǎng rén zhījiān míngxiǎn cúnzài xiāngdāng dà de fēnqí.

    There’s clearly a big disagreement between the two of them.

    Sentence #13958098 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 是在这点上我们的意见有分歧。

    Shì zài zhè diǎn shàng wǒmen de yìjiàn yǒu fēnqí.

    It’s on this point that our opinions differ.

    Sentence #333944 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 分歧 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fēnto divide; to separate
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

The character 歧 (qí) with each of its parts in a different colour
歧qídivergent
  • 止stop · zhǐMeaning part
  • 支branch · zhīSound part

止 hints at the meaning (stop); 支 (zhī) hints at the sound. Compare it with qí.

How to write 分歧

分 4 strokes · 歧 8 strokes

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分歧 (fēnqí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 分歧 (fēnqí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 分歧

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute分fēn · divide得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse

Words with 歧

歧视qíshì · to discriminate against

More words: Ideas & Concepts

反面fǎnmiàn · reverse side飞跃fēiyuè · leap分寸fēncun · sense of propriety分量fènliàng · weight负担fùdān · burden幅度fúdù · range符号fúhào · symbol复活fùhuó · to come back to life

FAQs

分歧 (fēnqí) means “difference (of opinion)” or “disagreement”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fēnqí: fēn with a 1st tone, then qí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 分歧 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fenqi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分歧 from the suggestions. Typing fenqi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分歧 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.