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争议

zhēng yì · zheng yi

Traditional 爭議

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. controversy
  2. dispute
  3. to dispute
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Sweet or salty?

  1. Liangliang

    豆腐脑(dòufunǎo)应该(yīnggāi)吃(chī)甜(tián)的(de)还是(háishi)咸(xián)的(de)？

    Should you eat tofu pudding sweet or salty?

  2. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)问题(wèntí)在(zài)中国(zhōngguó)很(hěn)有(yǒu)争议(zhēngyì)！

    This question is very controversial in China!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)甜(tián)的(de)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I eat the sweet one. What about you?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)吃(chī)咸(xián)的(de)。

    I eat the salty one.

  5. Liangliang

    看来(kànlai)这个(zhège)争议(zhēngyì)，我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)也(yě)解决(jiějué)不(bù)了(liǎo)。

    Looks like we cannot settle this dispute today either.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)就(jiù)点(diǎn)两(liǎng)碗(wǎn)，一(yī)碗(wǎn)甜(tián)，一(yī)碗(wǎn)咸(xián)！

    Then just order two bowls, one sweet and one salty!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)理(lǐ)论(lùn)很(hěn)有(yǒu)争(zhēng)议(yì)。

This theory is very controversial.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Lunar · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)项(xiàng)新(xīn)规(guī)定(dìng)引(yǐn)起(qǐ)了(le)很(hěn)大(dà)争(zhēng)议(yì)。

This new regulation has caused a lot of controversy.

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