"Argument" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 道理 | dào li | reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] |   |
| 争论 | zhēng lùn | to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3] | |
| 辩论 | biàn lùn | debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] | |
| 元 |  yuán | currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon | |
| 论点 | lùn diǎn | argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion) | |
| 论调 | lùn diào | argument / view (sometimes derogatory) | |
| 唇舌 | chún shé | argument / words / lips and tongue | |
| 立论 | lì lùn | to set forth one's view / to present one's argument / argument / line of reasoning | |
| 论争 | lùn zhēng | argument / debate / controversy | |
| 调 | diào | to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody | |
| 变元 | biàn yuán | (math.) argument / variable | |
| 极角 | jí jiǎo | polar angle / argument (angle in polar coordinates) | |
| 实参 | shí cān | (computing) actual parameter / argument (abbr. for 實際參數|实际参数[shi2 ji4 can1 shu4]) | |
| 实际参数 | shí jì cān shù | (computing) actual parameter / argument | |
| 定论 | dìng lùn | final conclusion / accepted argument | |
| 下风 | xià fēng | leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument | |
| 口角 | kǒu jué | altercation / wrangle / angry argument | |
| 症结 | zhēng jié | hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations | |
| 连贯 | lián guàn | to link up (disparate elements) / coherent (narrative, argument etc) | |
| 闹翻 | nào fān | to have a falling out / to have a big argument | |
| 歪理 | wāi lǐ | fallacious reasoning / preposterous argument | |
| 漏洞百出 | lòu dòng bǎi chū | (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) | |
| 主调 | zhǔ diào | main point of an argument / a principal viewpoint | |
| 强词夺理 | qiǎng cí duó lǐ | to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats | |
| 奇谈 | qí tán | odd story / exotic tale / fig. ridiculous argument | |
| 驳倒 | bó dǎo | to refute / to demolish (an argument, theory etc) | |
| 理屈词穷 | lǐ qū cí qióng | lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on | |
| 敲边鼓 | qiāo biān gǔ | to back sb up / to support sb in an argument / (lit. to beat nearby drum) | |
| 不容置辩 | bù róng zhì biàn | peremptory / not to be denied / not brooking argument | |
| 切中要害 | qiè zhòng yào hài | to hit the target and do real damage (idiom) / fig. to hit where it hurts / fig. to hit home / an argument that hits the nail on the head | |
| 循环论证 | xún huán lùn zhèng | circular argument / logical error consisting of begging the question / Latin: petitio principii | |
| 破绽百出 | pò zhàn bǎi chū | (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) | |
| 持平之论 | chí píng zhī lùn | fair argument / unbiased view | |
| 疏理 | shū lǐ | to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative) / to marshal an argument | |
| 不易之论 | bù yì zhī lùn | perfectly sound proposition / unalterable truth / irrefutable argument | |
| 传参 | chuán cān | to pass an argument (computing) (abbr. for 傳遞參數|传递参数[chuan2 di4 can1 shu4]) | |
| 丫巴儿 | yā bā r | fork (of a tree, road, argument etc) / bifurcation / fork junction | |
| 迂论 | yū lùn | unrealistic argument / high flown and impractical opinion | |
| 结辩 | jié biàn | closing argument | |
| 近拱点角 | jìn gǒng diǎn jué | argument of periapsis | |
| 通论 | tōng lùn | well-rounded argument / general survey | |
