HSK 6 · Society

争议 zhēngyì “dispute” in Chinese

Traditional 爭議

What 争议 means

  1. dispute
  2. controversy

How to say 争议

  • 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议yì4th tone, falling

争议 in a sentence

  1. 这个电影很有争议。

    Zhè ge diànyǐng hěn yǒu zhēngyì.

    This film is highly controversial.

    Sentence #3081237 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 这个理论很有争议。

    Zhè ge lǐlùn hěn yǒu zhēngyì.

    This theory is very controversial.

    Sentence #5568458 from Tatoeba

How 争议 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 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.

How to write 争议

争 6 strokes · 议 5 strokes

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

Words related to 争议

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争端zhēngduān · dispute争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu · to compete eagerly

Words with 议

会议huìyì · meeting建议jiànyì · to propose议论yìlùn · to comment倡议chàngyì · to propose提议tíyì · to propose协议xiéyì · agreement抗议kàngyì · to protest不可思议bùkěsīyì · unimaginable

More words: Society & Law

阵地zhèndì · position (military)政策zhèngcè · policy争端zhēngduān · dispute正义zhèngyì · justice侦探zhēntàn · detective治安zhì'ān · public order制裁zhìcái · sanctions治理zhìlǐ · to govern

FAQs

争议 (zhēngyì) means “dispute” or “controversy”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhēngyì: zhēng with a 1st tone, then yì 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, 争议 is written 爭議. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhengyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 争议 from the suggestions. Typing zhengyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
争议 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.