元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 调 調 diào to transfer / to move (troops or cadres) / to investigate / to enquire into / accent / view / argument / key (in music) / mode (music) / tune / tone / melody syn 道理 dào li reason / argument / sense / principle / basis / justification / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 严格 嚴格 yán gé strict / stringent / tight / rigorous syn 点子 點子 diǎn zi spot / point / dot / speck / drop (of liquid) / droplet / point (of argument) / idea / crux / indication / pointer syn 争论 爭論 zhēng lùn to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3] syn 辩论 辯論 biàn lùn debate / argument / to argue over / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 充实 充實 chōng shí rich / full / substantial / to enrich / to augment / to substantiate (an argument) syn 定论 定論 dìng lùn final conclusion / accepted argument syn 严峻 嚴峻 yán jùn grim / severe / rigorous syn 闹翻 鬧翻 nào fān to have a falling out / to have a big argument syn 论点 論點 lùn diǎn argument / line of reasoning / thesis / point (of discussion) 口角 kǒu jué altercation / wrangle / angry argument syn 严谨 嚴謹 yán jǐn rigorous / strict / careful / (of writing) well organized / meticulous syn 连贯 連貫 lián guàn to link up (disparate elements) / coherent (narrative, argument etc) syn 论据 論據 lùn jù grounds (for an argument) / contention / thesis syn 松散 鬆散 sōng san to relax / loose / not consolidated / not rigorous syn 论证 論證 lùn zhèng to prove a point / to expound on / to demonstrate or prove (through argument) / proof syn 症结 癥結 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations syn 下风 下風 xià fēng leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument 空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc) syn 漏洞百出 lòu dòng bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) syn 论调 論調 lùn diào argument / view (sometimes derogatory) syn 唇舌 chún shé argument / words / lips and tongue syn 话头 話頭 huà tóu subject (under discussion) / thread (of an argument) syn 歪理 wāi lǐ fallacious reasoning / preposterous argument syn 强词夺理 強詞奪理 qiǎng cí duó lǐ to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats syn 驳倒 駁倒 bó dǎo to refute / to demolish (an argument, theory etc) syn 切中 qiè zhòng to hit the target (esp. in argument) / to strike home syn 老谋深算 老謀深算 lǎo móu shēn suàn rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom) / astute and circumspect syn 从严 從嚴 cóng yán strict / rigorous / severely syn 奇谈 奇談 qí tán odd story / exotic tale / fig. ridiculous argument 要旨 yào zhǐ the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points syn 论争 論爭 lùn zhēng argument / debate / controversy syn 立论 立論 lì lùn to set forth one's view / to present one's argument / argument / line of reasoning 主调 主調 zhǔ diào main point of an argument / a principal viewpoint 严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed) / stern / strict / rigorous / severe / father syn 谨严 謹嚴 jǐn yán meticulous / rigorous syn 理屈词穷 理屈詞窮 lǐ qū cí qióng lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on syn 敲边鼓 敲邊鼓 qiāo biān gǔ to back sb up / to support sb in an argument / (lit. to beat nearby drum) syn 疏理 shū lǐ to clarify (disparate material into a coherent narrative) / to marshal an argument syn 点水不漏 點水不漏 diǎn shuǐ bù lòu not one drop of water leaks (idiom) / fig. thoughtful and completely rigorous / watertight 不容置辩 不容置辯 bù róng zhì biàn peremptory / not to be denied / not brooking argument 切中时病 切中時病 qiè zhòng shí bìng to hit the target where it hurts (idiom) / fig. to hit home / to hit the nail on the head (in an argument) 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài to hit the target and do real damage (idiom) / fig. to hit where it hurts / fig. to hit home / an argument that hits the nail on the head 循环论证 循環論證 xún huán lùn zhèng circular argument / logical error consisting of begging the question / Latin: petitio principii 破绽百出 破綻百出 pò zhàn bǎi chū (of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom) syn 打边鼓 打邊鼓 dǎ biān gǔ to echo what sb said / to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument) 持平之论 持平之論 chí píng zhī lùn fair argument / unbiased view 严格隔离 嚴格隔離 yán gé gé lí rigorous isolation 不易之论 不易之論 bù yì zhī lùn perfectly sound proposition / unalterable truth / irrefutable argument 丫巴儿 丫巴兒 yā bā r fork (of a tree, road, argument etc) / bifurcation / fork junction 条陈 條陳 tiáo chén to lay out (an argument) item by item / memorandum to a superior syn 极角 極角 jí jiǎo polar angle / argument (angle in polar coordinates) 迂论 迂論 yū lùn unrealistic argument / high flown and impractical opinion 不值一驳 不値一駁 bù zhí yī bó (of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal 结辩 jié biàn closing argument 近拱点角 近拱點角 jìn gǒng diǎn jué argument of periapsis 变元 變元 biàn yuán (math.) argument / variable 传参 傳参 chuán cān to pass an argument (computing) (abbr. for 傳遞參數|传递参数[chuan2 di4 can1 shu4]) 通论 通論 tōng lùn well-rounded argument / general survey 实参 實參 shí cān (computing) actual parameter / argument (abbr. for 實際參數|实际参数[shi2 ji4 can1 shu4]) 实际参数 實際參數 shí jì cān shù (computing) actual parameter / argument 不值一驳 不值一駁 bù zhí - yī bó (idiom) (of an argument) not even worthy of a rebuttal 引战 引戰 yǐn zhàn (Internet slang) to bait others into an argument / to ragebait 