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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1争取 爭取 zhēng zheng1 qu3to fight for; to strive for; to win over
2 zhēngzheng1to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
3争论 爭論 zhēng lùnzheng1 lun4to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; Classifiers:
4争夺 爭奪 zhēng duózheng1 duo2to fight over; to contest; to vie over
5争吵 爭吵 zhēng chǎozheng1 chao3to quarrel; dispute
6争议 爭議 zhēng zheng1 yi4controversy; dispute; to dispute
7争执 爭執 zhēng zhízheng1 zhi2to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
8争得 爭得 zhēng zheng1 de2to obtain by an effort; to strive to get sth
9争辩 爭辯 zhēng biànzheng1 bian4a dispute; to wrangle
10争气 爭氣 zhēng zheng1 qi4to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
11争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòuzheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
12争霸 爭霸 zhēng zheng1 ba4to contend for hegemony; a power struggle
13争长论短 爭長論短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎnzheng1 chang2 lun4 duan3lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble; a storm in a teacup
14争吵不休 爭吵不休 zhēng chǎo xiūzheng1 chao3 bu4 xiu1to bicker endlessly (idiom)
15争臣 爭臣 zhēng chénzheng1 chen2minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
16争城夺池 爭城奪池 zhēng chéng duó chízheng1 cheng2 duo2 chi2to conquer cities and capture territories by force of arms (idiom)
17争城略地 爭城略地 zhēng chéng lüè zheng1 cheng2 lu:e4 di4to conquer cities and capture territories (idiom)
18争持 爭持 zhēng chízheng1 chi2to refuse to concede; not to give in
19争宠 爭寵 zhēng chǒngzheng1 chong3to strive for favor
20争宠卖俏 爭寵賣俏 zhēng chǒng mài qiàozheng1 chong3 mai4 qiao4to make the most of one's charms to compete for one's master's favor (idiom)
21争宠求荣 爭寵求榮 zhēng chǒng qiú róngzheng1 chong3 qiu2 rong2to strive for a superior's favor and for high honors (idiom)
22争斗 爭鬥 zhēng dòuzheng1 dou4struggle; war
23争端 爭端 zhēng duānzheng1 duan1dispute; controversy; conflict
24争夺战 爭奪戰 zhēng duó zhànzheng1 duo2 zhan4struggle
25争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎozheng1 fen1 duo2 miao3lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
26争锋 爭鋒 zhēng fēngzheng1 feng1to strive
27争风吃醋 爭風吃醋 zhēng fēng chī zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
28争锋对垒 爭鋒對壘 zhēng fēng duì lěizheng1 feng1 dui4 lei3match on the battlefield (idiom)
29争功诿过 爭功諉過 zhēng gōng wěi guòzheng1 gong1 wei3 guo4to attribute merit to oneself but shift blame to others (idiom)
30争购 爭購 zhēng gòuzheng1 gou4to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
31争光 爭光 zhēng guāngzheng1 guang1to win an honor; to strive to win a prize
32争衡 爭衡 zhēng héngzheng1 heng2to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
33争论点 爭論點 zhēng lùn diǎnzheng1 lun4 dian3contention
34争面子 爭面子 zhēng miàn zizheng1 mian4 zi5to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc); to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
35争鸣 爭鳴 zhēng míngzheng1 ming2to contend
36争名夺利 爭名奪利 zhēng míng duó zheng1 ming2 duo2 li4to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain
37争强好胜 爭強好勝 zhēng qiáng hào shèngzheng1 qiang2 hao4 sheng4competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others
38争抢 爭搶 zhēng qiǎngzheng1 qiang3to fight over; to scramble for
39争球线 爭球線 zhēng qiú xiànzheng1 qiu2 xian4scrimmage line (American football)
40争取时间 爭取時間 zhēng shí jiānzheng1 qu3 shi2 jian1to act with urgency; to buy time
41争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó zheng1 quan2 duo2 li4scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
42争权夺位 爭權奪位 zhēng quán duó wèizheng1 quan2 duo2 wei4to strive for power and position (idiom)
43争权倾轧 爭權傾軋 zhēng quán qīng zheng1 quan2 qing1 ya4to struggle for power among themselves (idiom)
44争讼 爭訟 zhēng sòngzheng1 song4dispute involving litigation; legal dispute
45争先 爭先 zhēng xiānzheng1 xian1to compete to be first; to contest first place
46争相 爭相 zhēng xiāngzheng1 xiang1to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
47争相罗致 爭相羅致 zhēng xiāng luó zhìzheng1 xiang1 luo2 zhi4to compete for the service of (a capable person) (idiom)
48争雄 爭雄 zhēng xióngzheng1 xiong2to contend for supremacy
49争妍斗艳 爭妍鬥艷 zhēng yán dòu yànzheng1 yan2 dou4 yan4contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc); vying in beauty and glamor
50争议性 爭議性 zhēng xìngzheng1 yi4 xing4controversial
51争战 爭戰 zhēng zhànzheng1 zhan4fight
52争执不下 爭執不下 zhēng zhí xiàzheng1 zhi2 bu4 xia4to quarrel endlessly

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