歧义

歧義

qíyì

noun #34,156

Meanings

1 ambiguity
2 multiple possible meanings
3 ambiguous interpretation

Characters

fork / divergent

Examples

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.

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