争 zhēng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
争辩
zhēngbiàn
to argue; to debate; to dispute
Characters in this word
辩 biàn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 辛 — bitter
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在证据尚未核实之前，双方继续争辩只会扩大误解。 Zài zhèngjù shàng wèi héshí zhīqián, shuāngfāng jìxù zhēngbiàn zhǐ huì kuòdà wùjiě. Before the evidence has been verified, continued arguing by both sides will only deepen the misunderstanding.
- 事实已经清楚，你还有什么好争辩的？ Shìshí yǐjīng qīngchu, nǐ hái yǒu shénme hǎo zhēngbiàn de? The facts are already clear — what is there left for you to argue about?
- 他脾气很好，从来不跟同事争辩。 Tā píqi hěn hǎo, cónglái bù gēn tóngshì zhēngbiàn. He has a good temper and never argues with his colleagues.
Related words
- 争 zhēng to fight for; to argue
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 战争 zhànzhēng war
- 争论 zhēnglùn to argue
- 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete; competition
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy
- 斗争 dòuzhēng to struggle; struggle, fight
- 争吵 zhēngchǎo to quarrel, to argue
- 争夺 zhēngduó to fight for, to compete for
- 抗争 kàngzhēng to resist; to struggle
- 力争 lìzhēng to strive for; to make every effort to obtain
- 争端 zhēngduān dispute; controversy; conflict