HSK 6 · Society

争端 zhēngduān “dispute” in Chinese

Traditional 爭端

What 争端 means

  1. dispute
  2. conflict
  3. controversy

How to say 争端

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale争zhēng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale端duān1st tone, high and level

争端 in a sentence

  1. 两家公司的商业争端终于解决了。

    Liǎng jiā gōngsī de shāngyè zhēngduān zhōngyú jiějué le.

    The business dispute between the two companies has finally been settled.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这场争端是因为一个小误会引起的。

    Zhè chǎng zhēngduān shì yīnwèi yí ge xiǎo wùhuì yǐnqǐ de.

    The dispute started with a small misunderstanding.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 争端 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 争 (zhēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
争zhēngto strive for
  • ⺈knife form of 刀 · dāo
  • 彐snout · jì
  • 亅hook · jué
The character 端 (duān) with each of its parts in a different colour
端duāntip; end; extremity
  • 立stand · lìMeaning part
  • 耑specialisedSound part

立 hints at the meaning (stand); 耑 () hints at the sound. Compare it with duān.

How to write 争端

争 6 strokes · 端 14 strokes

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

Words related to 争端

Words with 争

竞争jìngzhēng · to compete争论zhēnglùn · to argue争取zhēngqǔ · to fight for战争zhànzhēng · war力争lìzhēng · to strive for争夺zhēngduó · to fight over争气zhēngqì · to try hard not to disappoint斗争dòuzhēng · struggle争议zhēngyì · dispute争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu · to compete eagerly

Words with 端

端duān · to carry (level with both hands)端正duānzhèng · upright极端jíduān · extreme尖端jiānduān · cutting-edge弊端bìduān · abuse端午节Duānwǔjié · Dragon Boat Festival

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战役zhànyì · battle诈骗zhàpiàn · to defraud阵地zhèndì · position (military)政策zhèngcè · policy正义zhèngyì · justice争议zhēngyì · dispute侦探zhēntàn · detective治安zhì'ān · public order

FAQs

争端 (zhēngduān) means “dispute” or “conflict”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhēngduān: zhēng with a 1st tone, then duān with a 1st 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, 争端 is written 爭端. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengduan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 争端 from the suggestions. Typing zhengduan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
争端 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.