🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

争议

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhēngyì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dispute/dɪˈspjuːt/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这场劳资争议已经持续了几个星期。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A disagreement, argument, or debate.

    "The two countries have been in a territorial dispute for decades."

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The word 'dispute' originates from the Latin 'disputare', meaning 'to consider, discuss', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. The term has shifted from a general sense of discussion to a more adversarial context, often implying conflict or disagreement.

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