争

To strive for in Chinese: 争 (zhēng)

zhēng

to strive for

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 爭1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to strive for
  2. 2to vie for
  3. 3to argue or debate
  4. 4deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. 5how or what (literary)

Stroke order

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争

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥ

zhēng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

争

Simplified

爭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 两个孩子在争一个玩具。

    liǎng gè hái zi zài zhēng yí gè wán jù。

    The two children are fighting over one toy.

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Related words

竞争

jìng zhēng

to compete

战争

zhàn zhēng

war

争论

zhēng lùn

to argue

争取

zhēng qǔ

to fight for

争议

zhēng yì

controversy

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

争夺

zhēng duó

to fight over

抗争

kàng zhēng

to resist

力争

lì zhēng

to work hard for

争吵

zhēng chǎo

to quarrel

争端

zhēng duān

dispute

争光

zhēng guāng

to win an honor

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