争论

zhēnglùn

HSK 6

争论 — zhēnglùn

1. to argue; to debate; to contend

   他们在会上争论了很久，仍然没有达成一致。 tāmen zài huìshàng zhēnglùn le hěnjiǔ réngrán méiyǒu dáchéng yízhì — They argued for a long time at the meeting but still didn't reach an agreement.

2. argument; contention; controversy; debate (as a noun)

   关于环保政策的争论已经在媒体上持续了好几个月。 guānyú huánbǎo zhèngcè de zhēnglùn yǐjīng zài méitǐ shàng chíxù le hǎojǐgè yuè — The debate about environmental policies has been going on in the media for several months.