"Proposition" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 zhǔ zhāng to advocate / to stand for / view / position / stand / proposition / viewpoint / assertion / CL:個|个[ge4]
 mìng tí proposition (logic, math.) / to assign an essay topic
 lì lùn proposition / argument
 zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate)
 bù yì zhī lùn perfectly sound proposition / unalterable truth / irrefutable argument
 xìng zhì mìng tí categorical proposition (logic)
 zhí yán mìng tí categorical proposition (logic)
 qiú huān to proposition a woman
 fǎn fāng the side opposed to the proposition (in a formal debate)
 wěi mìng tí false proposition / fundamentally flawed notion / (in popular usage, can also refer to anything based on a flawed notion, such as a false dichotomy or a question that starts with a false premise)
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