争辩 (zhēng biàn): a dispute; to wrangle

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: a dispute; to wrangle
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

a dispute
to wrangle

Chinese explanation

争论、辩论，指双方因意见不同而各说各理，试图说服对方
也指这种争论本身。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to strive for

HSK 7

to dispute

Example sentences

My wife and I argued all evening about where to travel this weekend; in the end we decided to go to the seaside.

At the meeting, the two lawyers argued for a long time over the contract terms, and neither could persuade the other.

The child argued with his mother a bit because he didn't want to do his homework, but when he saw she was angry, he had no choice but to obediently go back to his room.

At the academic conference, the two professors argued so heatedly over this theoretical question that they turned red in the face, while the audience below listened with great interest.

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