争端 (爭端)
zhēng duān
Pinyin

Definition

争端 (爭端)
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zhēng duān
  1. dispute
  2. controversy
  3. conflict

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

客户端
kè hù duān
  1. 1 client (computing)
端
duān
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 extremity
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 port
  5. 5 to hold sth level with both hands
  6. 6 to carry
  7. 7 regular
极端
jí duān
  1. 1 extreme
端正
duān zhèng
  1. 1 upright
  2. 2 regular
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 correct
端庄
duān zhuāng
  1. 1 dignified
  2. 2 composed

Idioms (6)

一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
  1. 1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
  2. 2 unfathomable
  3. 3 not a clue
百端待举
bǎi duān dài jǔ
  1. 1 a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
  2. 2 numerous tasks remain to be undertaken
诡计多端
guǐ jì duō duān
  1. 1 deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous
  2. 2 full of craft and cunning
连锅端
lián guō duān
  1. 1 to take even the cooking pots (idiom)
  2. 2 to clean out
  3. 3 to wipe out

Sample Sentences

最近南海争端在国际上有愈吵愈热的趋势，占据了各大媒体的头条。
zuìjìn nánhǎi zhēngduān zài guójì shàng yǒu yù chāo yù rè de qūshì ，zhànjù le gèdà méitǐ de tóutiáo 。
Recently discussions over the South China Sea dispute have become increasingly heated, dominating the headlines of all major media outlets.
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根据史料记载，自汉朝以来，中国历朝对南海都有巡海安保的专门负责部门。如今大家都知道，南中国海上的众多岛屿蕴藏丰富的石油天然气资源，同时也具有重要的战略地位，这就引起争端了。
gēnjù shǐliào jìzǎi ，zì Hàncháo yǐlái ，Zhōngguó lìcháo duì nánhǎi dōu yǒu xún hǎi ānbǎo de zhuānmén fùzé bùmén 。rújīn dàjiā dōu zhīdào ，nánZhóngguóhǎi shàng de zhòngduō dǎoyǔ yùncáng fēngfù de shíyóu tiānránqì zīyuán ，tóngshí yě jùyǒu zhòngyào de zhànlüè dìwèi ，zhè jiù yǐnqǐ zhēngduān le 。
According to historical records, from the Han Dynasty onward, Chinese dynasties have a government organ responsible specifically for patrolling the South China Sea for security threats. It is commonly thought that many of the islands and reefs in the South China Sea hold rich reserves of oil and natural gas. At the same time, they are also important strategic locations, leading to the disputes.
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既然中国自古一直都在南海巡防保安，那里的石油资源也不是第一天被发现，那眼下争端的导火线是什么？
jìrán Zhōngguó zì gǔ yīzhí dōu zài nánhǎi xún fáng bǎoān ，nàlǐ de shíyóuzīyuán yě bù shì dì yī tiān bèi fāxiàn ，nà yǎnxià zhēngduān de dǎohuǒxiàn shì shénme ？
Given that China didn't just find out about the oil and gas reserves recently, as they have engaged in security patrols of the South China Sea since ancient times, what was the trigger for the current dispute?
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中国所有的这些岛屿，很多被菲律宾、越南等国家强占。后来中国划出南海九段线，宣布这些岛屿主权属于中国，菲律宾当然不满，于是就有了菲律宾发起的南海争端仲裁事件。
Zhōngguó suǒyǒu de zhèxiē dǎoyǔ ，hěn duō bèi Fēilǜbīn 、Yuènán děng guójiā qiáng zhàn 。hòulái Zhōngguó huàchū nánhǎi jiǔduànxiàn ，xuānbù zhèxiē dǎoyǔ zhǔquán shǔyú Zhōngguó ，Fēilǜbīn dāngrán bùmǎn ，yúshì jiù yǒu le Fēilǜbīn fāqǐ de nánhǎi zhēngduān zhòngcái shìjiàn 。
Many of these Chinese islands and reefs have been occupied through force by countries like the Philippines and Vietnam. Later when China drew a nine dash line in the South China Sea to proclaim its sovereignty over these islands and reefs, the Philippines was, of course, displeased. This led the Philippines to apply for an arbitration over the South China Sea dispute.
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中国事实上是认为仲裁结果无效，与中国交好的一些非洲国家及周边的小国站在中国一边。显而易见，所谓的南海争端问题，表面上是领土争端，实际上是各种政治力量的角力。
Zhōngguó shìshíshàng shì rènwéi zhòngcái jiéguǒ wúxiào ，yǔ Zhōngguó jiāohǎo de yīxiē fēizhōu guójiā jí zhōubiān de xiǎo guó zhàn zài Zhōngguó yībiān 。xiǎn ér yìjiàn ，suǒwèi de nánhǎi zhēngduān wèntí ，biǎomiàn shàng shì lǐngtǔ zhēngduān ，shíjìshàng shì gèzhǒng zhèngzhì lìliang de jiǎolì 。
China doesn't consider the arbitration's ruling valid, and countries with friendly relations with China in Africa and China's smaller neighbours have stood with China on this issue. It's clear to see that, although on the surface, the South China Sea dispute appears to be territorial dispute, it is really a political power struggle.
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