分歧

fēnqí

noun HSK 7-9 #7,575

Meanings

Literally 'divide and diverge' - paths that split apart

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

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