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分歧

fēn qí · fen qi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. divergent
  2. difference (of opinion, position); disagreement
  3. (math.) bifurcation
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Hotpot or dumplings

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)对(duì)晚上(wǎnshang)吃(chī)什么(shénme)有(yǒu)分歧(fēnqí)。

    We disagree about what to eat tonight.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    I want hotpot. You want dumplings.

  3. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)分歧(fēnqí)怎么(zěnme)解决(jiějué)？

    How do we settle this disagreement?

  4. Liangliang

    石头(shítou)剪刀(jiǎndāo)布(bù)！

    Rock, paper, scissors!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)出(chū)石头(shítou)，你(nǐ)出(chū)布(bù)。好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)输(shū)了(le)。

    I played rock, you played paper. OK, I lost.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)赢(yíng)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)我们(wǒmen)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)的(de)！

    I won, so we eat dumplings, the thing you wanted!

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2 examples
01

是(shì)在(zài)这(zhè)点(diǎn)上(shàng)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)意(yì)见(jiàn)有(yǒu)分(fēn)歧(qí)。

It is on this point that our opinions differ.

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

02

两(liǎng)人(rén)之(zhī)间(jiān)明(míng)显(xiǎn)存(cún)在(zài)相(xiāng)当(dāng)大(dà)的(de)分(fēn)歧(qí)。

It's clear that there's a rather strong disagreement between the two.

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

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