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Argument in Chinese

to argue · HSK 6

争论 zhēng lùn

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  1. 争 zhēng to strive for
  2. 论 lùn to discuss

他们为这件事争论了很久。 They argued about this for a long time.

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Argument in Chinese is 争论 (zhēng lùn). You can also say 论证 (lùn zhèng).

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