争论
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
争论 (zhēnglùn) · to argue
争论 (zhēnglùn) means “to argue; to debate; argument”. It is written with 2 characters: 争 (to argue) + 论 (debate). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 争论 is built
The characters
争 zhēng · to argue
What 争 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
论 lùn · debate
What 论 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 仑lún — logical reasons
- 人rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Speech 讠 that explains the logic 仑; 仑 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们为这个问题争论了很久。Tāmen wèi zhègè wèntí zhēnglùn le hěn jiǔ.They argued about this problem for a long time.
你们在争论什么？Nǐmen zài zhēnglùn shénme?What are you arguing about?
Questions about 争论
What does 争论 mean?
争论 (zhēnglùn) means “to argue; to debate; argument”.
How do you pronounce 争论?
争论 is pronounced zhēnglùn.
Which HSK level is 争论?
争论 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 争取zhēngqǔto try hard to
- 战争zhànzhēngwar
- 竞争jìngzhēngto compete
- 斗争dòuzhēngstruggle
- 力争lìzhēngto strive for
- 争端zhēngduāndispute
- 争夺zhēngduóto fight over
- 争气zhēngqìto do one credit
- 争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòuto scramble to be first
- 争议zhēngyìdispute
Learn 争论 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.