Chinese Word: 争 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

争 (Trad.: 爭)HSK 4

Pinyin: zhēng

English Definition: to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)

Chinese Definition:
①力求获得，互不相让：争夺。竞争。争长论短。
②力求实现：争取。争气。争胜。
③方言，差，欠：总数还争多少？
④怎么，如何(多见于诗、词、曲)：争不。争知。争奈。

Antonyms: 让

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 亅

Ideographic:Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅

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Similar Characters: 爭

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战争HSK 5	zhàn zhēng	war; conflict; Classifiers: 场
斗争HSK 6	dòu zhēng	a struggle; fight; battle
竞争HSK 4	jìng zhēng	to compete; competition
争取HSK 5	zhēng qǔ	to fight for; to strive for; to win over
竞争力	jìng zhēng lì	competitive strength; competitiveness

1		zhè 这 shì 是 bù zhēng 不争 de 的 shì shí 事实。 This is an undeniable fact.
2		wǒ men 我们 zhèng zài 正在 zhēng duó 争夺 dì yī míng 第一名。 We are competing for the first place.
3		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 nǔ lì 努力 zhēng qǔ 争取 shèng lì 胜利。 We have to work hard to win.
4		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 zhēng duó 争夺 kòng zhì quán 控制权。 They are vying for control.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 zhēng duó 争夺 zǒng tǒng 总统 zhí wèi 职位。 They are running for the position of president.

1		zhè 这 shì 是 bù zhēng 不争 de 的 shì shí 事实。 This is an undeniable fact.
2		wǒ men 我们 zhèng zài 正在 zhēng duó 争夺 dì yī míng 第一名。 We are competing for the first place.
3		wǒ men 我们 yào 要 nǔ lì 努力 zhēng qǔ 争取 shèng lì 胜利。 We have to work hard to win.
4		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 zhēng duó 争夺 kòng zhì quán 控制权。 They are vying for control.
5		tā men 他们 zài 在 zhēng duó 争夺 zǒng tǒng 总统 zhí wèi 职位。 They are running for the position of president.