争议 (爭議)
zhēng yì
Pinyin

Definition

争议 (爭議)
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zhēng yì
  1. controversy
  2. dispute
  3. to dispute

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

建议
jiàn yì
  1. 1 to propose
  2. 2 to suggest
  3. 3 to recommend
  4. 4 proposal
  5. 5 suggestion
  6. 6 recommendation
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
  8. 8 classifier: 点 diǎn
思议
sī yì
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to comprehend
战争
zhàn zhēng
  1. 1 war
  2. 2 conflict
  3. 3 classifier: 场 cháng
  4. 4 classifier: 次 cì
会议
huì yì
  1. 1 meeting
  2. 2 conference
  3. 3 classifier: 场 chǎng
  4. 4 classifier: 届 jiè
争
zhēng
  1. 1 to strive for
  2. 2 to vie for
  3. 3 to argue or debate
  4. 4 deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. 5 how or what (literary)

Idioms (20)

不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
  1. 1 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
  2. 2 fierce rivalry
  3. 3 tug-of-war
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries

Sample Sentences

虽然没有什么科学上的明确证据，这个办法也还有很大的争议性，但是作为网路中文教学的先锋，我们相信，当学生感到放松，他们的直觉跟想像力会更活跃，更适合学习像中文这样充满视觉和音乐性的语言。
suīrán méiyǒu shénme kēxué shàng de míngquè zhèngjù ，zhè ge bànfǎ yě háiyǒu hěndà de zhēngyìxìng ，dànshì zuòwéi wǎnglù Zhōngwén jiàoxué de xiānfēng ，wǒmen xiāngxìn ，dāng xuésheng gǎndào fàngsōng ，tāmen de zhíjué gēn xiǎngxiànglì huì gèng huóyuè ，gèng shìhé xuéxí xiàng Zhōngwén zhèyàng chōngmǎn shìjué hé yīnyuèxìng de yǔyán 。
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我听说广义相对论一直备受争议，因为牵涉到质量极大的物质啊，因此理论很难被证实吧，虽然类似“星际效应”这样的电影，都试图借着电影特效让一般人来理解这高深理论背后的概念。
wǒ tīngshuō guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn yīzhí bèishòu zhēngyì ，yīnwèi to implicate dào zhìliàng jídà de wùzhì ā ，yīncǐ lǐlùn hěn nán bèi zhèngshí ba ，suīrán lèisì “xīngjìxiàoyìng ”zhèyàng de diànyǐng ，dōu shìtú jiè zhe diànyǐng tèxiào ràng yībānrén lái lǐjiě zhè gāoshēn lǐlùn bèihòu de gàiniàn 。
I hear that there has always been a lot of controversy surrounding the general theory of relativity, because it deals with matter with an extremely high mass, and therefore it is very difficult to prove the theory. Although films like Interstellar have tried to use special effects to give the general public an understanding of the concept behind this incredibly profound theory.
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听起来挺不错的。据我所知，医疗改革一直是美国民众的焦点，也是一个历史性的问题。但是奥巴马的法案其实并没有得到大力的支持，而是引起了许多争议，是吗？
tīng qǐlai tǐng bùcuò de 。jùwǒsuǒzhī ，yīliáo gǎigé yīzhí shì Měiguó mínzhòng de jiāodiǎn ，yě shì yī gè lìshǐ xìng de wèntí 。dànshì Àobāmǎ de fǎàn qíshí bìng méiyǒu dédào dàlì de zhīchí ，érshì yǐnqǐ le xǔduō zhēngyì ，shìma ？
It sounds quite good. According to my knowlege, healthcare reform has been a central issue for the American people and is a historical issue. But actually Obama's bill did not receive energetic support, rather it caused several controversies, right?
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其实在美国也是存在争议的。有些人跟你的看法差不多。不过，还有很多人觉得，枪击案发生的原因不在于枪，而是用枪的人。即使禁枪了，他还是有可能通过别的渠道得到枪支，或者索性用刀之类的武器。
qíshí zài Měiguó yě shì cúnzài zhēngyì de 。yǒuxiērén gēn nǐ de kànfǎ chàbuduō 。bùguò ，háiyǒu hěn duō rén juéde ，qiāngjī‘àn fāshēng de yuányīn bù zàiyú qiāng ，érshì yòng qiāng de rén 。jíshǐ jìnqiāng le ，tā háishì yǒu kěnéng tōngguò biéde qúdào dédào qiāngzhī ，huò zhě suǒxìng yòng dāo zhīlèi de wǔqì 。
In fact, there's a debate about this in America. Some people have pretty much the same point of view that you do. However, there are many people who think that the reason shootings happen aren't because of the guns, but rather the person using the gun. Even if guns are illegal, he'll still be able to get a gun through other channels, or start using knives as weapons instead.
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这个还是有区别的。大麻算不算毒品还是个有争议的问题。
zhè ge háishì yǒu qūbié de 。dàmá suànbusuàn dúpǐn háishì ge yǒu zhēngyì de wèntí 。
There's still a difference here. Whether or not marijuana should be considered a drug is still a controversial question.
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不管是开瓶器也好，军刀、牙膏也好，总之这些争议也大大地提升了这栋楼的人气。就像北京的央视大楼，奥运会的鸟巢和水立方，大家越争，它们越火。
bùguǎn shì kāipíngqì yěhǎo ，jūndāo 、yágāo yěhǎo ，zǒngzhī zhèxiē zhēngyì yě dàdà de tíshēng le zhè dòng lóu de rénqì 。jiù xiàng Běijīng de Yāngshìdàlóu ，Àoyùnhuì de Niǎocháo hé Shuǐlìfāng ，dàjiā yuè zhēng ，tāmen yuè huǒ 。
Regardless of whether or not it looks like a bottle opener, a saber, or toothpaste, these kinds of arguments actually help make people more aware of these buildings. Like Beijing's CCTV building, the Olympic Bird's Nest, and the Water Cube. The more people talk about them, the more popular they become.
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