争
执

To dispute in Chinese: 争执 (zhēng zhí)

zhēng zhí

to dispute

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 爭執1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to dispute
  2. 2to disagree
  3. 3to argue opinionatedly
  4. 4to wrangle

Stroke order

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争
执

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ㄓㄥ

zhēng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄓˊ

zhí

ㄓ/ zhˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

争执

Simplified

爭執

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他们为这件事争执了很久。

    tā men wèi zhè jiàn shì zhēng zhí le hěn jiǔ。

    They argued over this matter for a long time.

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Related words

争

zhēng

to strive for

竞争

jìng zhēng

to compete

战争

zhàn zhēng

war

争论

zhēng lùn

to argue

争取

zhēng qǔ

to fight for

执行

zhí xíng

to implement

执照

zhí zhào

license

争议

zhēng yì

controversy

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

争夺

zhēng duó

to fight over

固执

gù zhí

obstinate

抗争

kàng zhēng

to resist

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