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争辩

zhēng biàn · zheng bian

Traditional 爭辯

Meaning

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  1. a dispute
  2. to wrangle
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Fruit or vegetable?

  1. Dengdeng

    西红柿(xīhóngshì)是(shì)水果(shuǐguǒ)，不是(bùshì)蔬菜(shūcài)！

    A tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)争辩(zhēngbiàn)了(le)，西红柿(xīhóngshì)当然(dāngrán)是(shì)蔬菜(shūcài)。

    Stop arguing. Of course a tomato is a vegetable.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)争辩(zhēngbiàn)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    We have been arguing for half an hour already.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)查查(cháchá)手机(shǒujī)吧(ba)。

    Then let's check the phone.

  5. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)，它(tā)既(jì)是(shì)水果(shuǐguǒ)，也(yě)是(shì)蔬菜(shūcài)。

    The phone says it is both a fruit and a vegetable.

  6. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，白(bái)争辩(zhēngbiàn)了(le)半天(bàntiān)。

    Haha, we argued for ages for nothing.

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2 examples
01

和(hé)她(tā)争(zhēng)辩(biàn)是(shì)没(méi)用(yòng)的(de)。

It is no use arguing with her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)世(shì)界(jiè)人(rén)口(kǒu)问(wèn)题(tí)上(shàng)争(zhēng)辩(biàn)了(le)一(yì)番(fān)。

We debated on the question of world population.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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