HSK 5 · Verbs

争论 zhēnglùn “to argue” in Chinese

Traditional 爭論

What 争论 means

  1. to argue
  2. to debate
  3. to contend
  4. argument
  5. contention
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • controversy

Measure word 次 cì or 场 chǎng · 一次争论 yí cì zhēnglùn

How to say 争论

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

争论 in a sentence

  1. 你为什么要和经理争论？

    Nǐ wèishénme yào hé jīnglǐ zhēnglùn?

    Why are you arguing with the manager?

    Sentence #1776707 from Tatoeba

  2. 我们别再浪费时间争论了。

    Wǒmen bié zài làngfèi shíjiān zhēnglùn le.

    Let’s not waste any more time arguing.

    Sentence #5762992 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我的评论引起了小组内的争论。

    Wǒ de pínglùn yǐnqǐ le xiǎozǔ nèi de zhēnglùn.

    My comment sparked an argument in the group.

    Sentence #772099 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 争论 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 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 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 争论

争 6 strokes · 论 6 strokes

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

Words related to 争论

Words with 争

竞争jìngzhēng · to compete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争端zhēngduān · dispute争议zhēngyì · dispute争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu · to compete eagerly

Words with 论

讨论tǎolùn · to discuss无论wúlùn · no matter what or how辩论biànlùn · debate议论yìlùn · to comment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

犹豫yóuyù · to hesitate赞成zànchéng · to approve赞美zànměi · to admire责备zébèi · to blame征求zhēngqiú · to solicit智慧zhìhuì · wisdom主张zhǔzhāng · to advocate祝福zhùfú · blessing

FAQs

争论 (zhēnglùn) means “to argue” or “to debate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhēnglùn: zhēng with a 1st 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, 争论 is written 爭論. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 次 (cì) or 场 (chǎng). For example, one to argue is 一次争论 (yí cì zhēnglùn).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhenglun with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 争论 from the suggestions. Typing zhenglun into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
争论 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.