歧义

歧義

qíyì

noun #34,156

Meanings

1 ambiguity
2 multiple possible meanings
3 ambiguous interpretation

Characters

fork / divergent

Examples

HSK 6

这句话有歧义，可能让人误解。

Zhè jù huà yǒu qíyì, kěnéng ràng rén wùjiě.

This sentence is ambiguous and could be misunderstood.

HSK 7-9

合同条款必须清楚，避免产生歧义。

Hétong tiáokuǎn bìxū qīngchu, bìmiǎn chǎnshēng qíyì.

Contract terms must be clear to avoid creating ambiguity.

Tips

usage

Standard linguistics and legal-writing term. Common collocations: 产生歧义 (give rise to ambiguity), 避免歧义 (avoid ambiguity), 有歧义 (be ambiguous), 消除歧义 (eliminate ambiguity / disambiguate).

memory

歧 'fork (in a road)' + 义 'meaning' - a meaning that forks two ways. Same 歧 as in 歧路 (forked road) and 分歧 (divergence).

Stroke Order

歧 qí

义 yì