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争 (zhēng): to contend, to compete

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 5verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to contend, to compete
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 5
Strokes
6
Radical
刀
Structure
上下结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to strive for
  • to vie for
  • to argue or debate
  • deficient or lacking (dialect)
  • how or what (literary)

Chinese explanation

  • 努力争取,想要得到或达到某个目标,常指竞争、争夺
  • 也指因意见不同而辩论、争执,不肯相让。

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Example sentences

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All my colleagues at the company are competing for this promotion opportunity, and I don't want to fall behind either.

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In order to win custody of her child, she hired a very famous lawyer.

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These two teams are competing for the championship; the game has already gone into overtime.

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The brother and sister often fight over the TV remote, so in the end they had to take turns deciding what to watch.

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He gets up early every day and races against time to study, hoping to pass this important exam.

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