---
title: "Zhenglun Meaning: 争论 (zhēnglùn) Means “to argue”"
description: "争论 (traditional 爭論, zhēnglùn) means “to argue; to debate; dispute; controversy”. Hear its tones, see what 争 and 论 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhenglun"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 争论 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

争论 zhēnglùn

## to argue; to debate; dispute; controversy

## Its characters

1. 争 zhēng to argue
2. 论 lùn to discuss

## In a sentence

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

人们总爱**争论**谁对谁错、什么是美什么是丑，可是换一个角度看，这些界限也许并没有我们以为的那么绝

From [庄周梦蝶 · Zhuangzi’s butterfly dream, and what it means](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuangzi-butterfly-dream-meaning#library-word-686-688)

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## More words with 争 or 论

- [辩论 biànlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bianlun)
- [不论 bùlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bulun)
- [斗争 dòuzhēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/douzheng)
- [结论 jiélùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jielun)
- [竞争 jìngzhēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingzheng)
- [理论 lǐlùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lilun)
- [力争 lìzhēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lizheng)
- [论述 lùnshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunshu)
- [论坛 lùntán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/luntan)
- [论文 lùnwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunwen)

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