争
夺

To fight over in Chinese: 争夺 (zhēng duó)

zhēng duó

to fight over

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 爭奪1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fight over
  2. 2to contest
  3. 3to vie over

Stroke order

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争
夺

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥ

zhēng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄛˊ

duó

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

争夺

Simplified

爭奪

Traditional

Example sentences

See 争夺 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 两支球队正在争夺冠军。

    liǎng zhī qiú duì zhèng zài zhēng duó guàn jūn。

    The two teams are fighting for the championship.

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Related words

争

zhēng

to strive for

夺

duó

to seize

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

夺取

duó qǔ

to seize

剥夺

bō duó

to deprive

夺冠

duó guàn

to seize the crown

夺魁

duó kuí

to seize

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