分歧

fēnqí

noun HSK 7-9 #7,575

Meanings

Literally 'divide and diverge' — paths that split apart

双方在这个问题上存在很大分歧。

Shuāngfāng zài zhège wèntí shàng cúnzài hěn dà fēnqí.

Both sides have major disagreements on this issue.

我们需要解决分歧，达成共识。

Wǒmen xūyào jiějué fēnqí, dáchéng gòngshí.

We need to resolve our differences and reach a consensus.

usage

分歧 is used for intellectual or political disagreements, not personal quarrels. For personal arguments, use 争吵 or 矛盾.

memory

Picture a road forking (分) into diverging (歧) paths — people going different directions means they disagree.

分 fēn

歧 qí