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Information of 争

Pinyinzhēng

Radical

刀

Strokes

6 strokes

Usage

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Definition

struggle / fight

争 [zhēng] 动 1. 力求获得，互不相让 [En.] Strive to obtain, with each side not yielding to the other. 例：争夺，竞争，争长论短。2. 力求实现 [En.] Strive to achieve. 例：争取，争气，争胜。3. 方言，差，欠 [En.] Dialect, differ; to lack. 例：总数还争多少？4. 怎么，如何（多见于诗、词、曲） [En.] How; often seen in poetry and lyrics. 例：争不，争知，争奈。5. 同本义 [En.] Same original meaning (contend; vie; strive). 6. 辩论;争论 [En.] Argue; dispute. 例：争抗，争口，争高低。7. 争胜，争着 [En.] Rush off to the front; strive to be the first and fear to lag behind. 例：争心，争途，争求，争妍，争长，争奇。8. 争斗 [En.] Struggle. 例：争跤，争交。 9. 竞争;较量 [En.] Compete; contest. 例：争校，争春，争进，争张，争棋，争强。10. 方言，欠 [En.] Dialect, debt. 例：争账还钱。11. 相差 [En.] Differ. 例：争些个，争些儿，争不多，争差。 名 1. 春秋时鲁国北城护城河名，又为北城门名 [En.] Name of a moat in the northern city of the Lu state during the Spring and Autumn period; also the name of the north gate. 2. 姓 [En.] Surname. 代 1. 多用于诗、词、曲中，相当于“怎么” [En.] Often used in poetry and lyrics, equivalent to "how; why." 例：争知，争似，争耐。2. 另见 zhèng。 爭 [zhèng] 动 1. “诤”的本字。强谏;规劝 [En.] Original character for “争,” meaning to admonish or urge strongly. 2. 另见 zhēng。

争吵声 zhēng chǎo shēng

Quarrel

只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time

争权夺利 zhēng quán duó lì

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

争夺战 zhēng duó zhàn

struggle

争奇斗艳 zhēng qí dòu yàn

compete with each other for beauty of looks / contend in beauty and fascination

争宠 zhēng chǒng

to strive for favor

争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

争抢 zhēng qiǎng

to fight over / to scramble for

你争我夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó

lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war

斗争 dòu zhēng

a struggle / fight / battle

竞争 jìng zhēng

to compete / competition

争夺 zhēng duó

to fight over / to contest / to vie over

争取 zhēng qǔ

to fight for / to strive for / to win over

竞争力 jìng zhēng lì

competitive strength / competitiveness

争论 zhēng lùn

to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]

争议 zhēng yì

controversy / dispute / to dispute

争执 zhēng zhí

to dispute / to disagree / to argue opinionatedly / to wrangle

阶级斗争 jiē jí dòu zhēng

the class struggle

争吵 zhēng chǎo

to quarrel / dispute

争端 zhēng duān

dispute / controversy / conflict

争相 zhēng xiāng

to fall over each other in their eagerness to...

争斗 zhēng dòu

struggle / war

兵家必争之地 bīng jiā bì zhēng zhī dì

Battleground

游击战争 yóu jī zhàn zhēng

Guerrilla war

争辩 zhēng biàn

a dispute / to wrangle

纷争 fēn zhēng

to dispute

不争 bù zhēng

widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for

争气 zhēng qì

to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short

分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng

seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose / every moment counts

争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time / making every second count

Input Method for 争

Pinyinzheng1

Wubi

qvhj

Cangjie

nsd

Zhengma

rxb

Four Corner

27507

Unicode

U+4e89

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