争
争
zhēng
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect)
Traditional: 爭
Character Breakdown
Radical: 亅 (no. 6)Traditional: 爭
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- (verb, literary) to strive for
- to vie for
- to argue or debate
- deficient or lacking (dialect)
- how or what (literary)
Example Sentences
孩子们在争着回答问题。
Háizimen zài zhēng zhe huídá wèntí
The children are competing to answer questions
Words Containing 争
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不争 | bù zhēng | widely known | |
| 分争 | fēn zhēng | to dispute | |
| 不争气 | bù zhēng qì | to be disappointing | |
| 丁卯战争 | Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng | first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627) | |
| 世袭之争 | shì xí zhī zhēng | succession struggle | |
| 丙子战争 | Bǐng zǐ Zhàn zhēng | second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636) | |
| 中法战争 | Zhōng Fǎ Zhàn zhēng | Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam) | |
| 中越战争 | Zhōng Yuè Zhàn zhēng | the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979 | |
| 你争我夺 | nǐ zhēng wǒ duó | lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter | |
| 内部斗争 | nèi bù dòu zhēng | internal power struggle |
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