day 41taking sides
unit 6 · ideas & debatetaking sides
State your position, agree and disagree, and change the subject neatly with 至于 “as for”.
today’s words
- 至于 zhìyú · as for; to go so far as
- 立场 lìchǎng · position, standpoint
- 主张 zhǔzhāng · to advocate; position
- 赞同 zàntóng · to approve of
- 认同 rèntóng · to identify with, accept
- 认可 rènkě · to approve, recognise
- 认定 rèndìng · to be convinced; to determine
- 争论 zhēnglùn · to argue, debate
- 争议 zhēngyì · controversy
- 质疑 zhìyí · to question, challenge
- 对立 duìlì · to be opposed
- 片面 piànmiàn · one-sided
- 极端 jíduān · extreme
- 正面 zhèngmiàn · positive; front
- 负面 fùmiàn · negative
- 看待 kàndài · to regard, view
- 看重 kànzhòng · to value, set store by
- 前者 qiánzhě · the former
- 后者 hòuzhě · the latter
- 证实 zhèngshí · to confirm
- 无疑 wúyí · undoubtedly
- 毫无 háowú · not the slightest
- 毫不 háobù · not in the least
- 即便 jíbiàn · even if
sentences
- 我赞同你的主张，至于细节，以后再说。 · I agree with your idea. As for the details, we’ll talk later.
- 价格我没意见，至于时间，我们再商量。 · I’m fine with the price. As for the timing, let’s discuss it.
- 他们为这个问题争论了很久，差点儿吵架。 · They argued about this for ages and nearly fell out.
- 看问题不能太片面，也不能太极端。 · Don’t look at things one-sidedly, or go to extremes.
- 这个消息还没有被证实。 · The news hasn’t been confirmed yet.