众说纷纭

眾說紛紜

zhòngshuō-fēnyún

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Meanings

HSK 3

关于这件事，众说纷纭。

Guānyú zhè jiàn shì, zhòngshuō-fēnyún.

Opinions on this matter vary widely.

HSK 5

事故原因众说纷纭。

Shìgù yuányīn zhòngshuō-fēnyún.

The cause of the accident is subject to many theories.

HSK 7-9

对新政策众说纷纭，莫衷一是。

Duì xīn zhèngcè zhòngshuō-fēnyún, mòzhōngyíshì.

Views on the new policy are divided, and no consensus has formed.

usage

Often paired with 莫衷一是 ('no agreement reached') to emphasize that the many views cannot be settled. 纷纭 itself means 'numerous and tangled'.

众 zhòng

说 shuō

纷 fēn

纭 yún