HSK 5 · Verbs

议论 yìlùn “to comment” in Chinese

Traditional 議論

What 议论 means

  1. to comment
  2. to talk about
  3. to discuss
  4. discussion

Measure word 个 gè · 一个议论 yí ge yìlùn

How to say 议论

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale议yì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale论lùn4th tone, falling

议论 in a sentence

  1. 我不喜欢别人在背后议论我。

    Wǒ bù xǐhuan biéren zài bèihòu yìlùn wǒ.

    I don’t like people talking about me behind my back.

    Sentence #3078783 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 要是我说错话被人议论，我是不管的。

    Yàoshi wǒ shuō cuò huà bèi rén yìlùn, wǒ shì bùguǎn de.

    If I say the wrong thing and people talk about me, I don’t mind.

    Sentence #6563557 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 议论 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 议 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
议yìto comment on
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 义right conduct · yìSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 义 (yì) hints at the sound. Compare it with yì.

The character 论 (lùn) with each of its parts in a different colour
论lùnopinion
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yán
  • 仑logical reasons · lún

How to write 议论

议 5 strokes · 论 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 议论

Words with 议

会议huìyì · meeting建议jiànyì · to propose倡议chàngyì · to propose提议tíyì · to propose协议xiéyì · agreement抗议kàngyì · to protest争议zhēngyì · dispute不可思议bùkěsīyì · unimaginable

Words with 论

讨论tǎolùn · to discuss无论wúlùn · no matter what or how辩论biànlùn · debate争论zhēnglùn · to argue论文lùnwén · paper理论lǐlùn · theory结论jiélùn · conclusion论证lùnzhèng · to prove评论pínglùn · to comment on言论yánlùn · speech

More words: Thinking & Talking

宣传xuānchuán · to publicise询问xúnwèn · to inquire演讲yǎnjiǎng · speech疑问yíwèn · question犹豫yóuyù · to hesitate赞成zànchéng · to approve赞美zànměi · to admire责备zébèi · to blame

FAQs

议论 (yìlùn) means “to comment” or “to talk about”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yìlùn: yì with a 4th tone, then lùn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 议论 is written 議論. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to comment is 一个议论 (yí ge yìlùn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yilun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 议论 from the suggestions. Typing yilun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
议论 is an HSK 5 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.