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1.

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2.

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3.

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4.

How to Use 争

Compete and Strive

Words where 争 means to compete, fight, or strive for something.

竞争 • jìng zhēng • to compete • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 争

争取 • zhēng qǔ • strive for; fight for

HSK 5

zhēng争

qǔ

6.

Example Sentences

Liǎng两

zhī只

gǒu狗

wèi为

le了

yī一

kuài

Information

Pinyinzhēng

Meaningto strive, contend, or vie

Strokes6

Radical刀

Traditional爭

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#668

Zhuyinㄓㄥ

UnicodeU+4E89

CangjieNSD

jìng竞

zhēng争

to compete

争夺 • zhēng duó • fight for; vie with somebody for something • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhēng争

duó夺

fight for; vie with somebody for something

斗争 • dòu zhēng • struggle; fight; combat • HSK 6

HSK 6

dòu斗

zhēng争

struggle; fight; combat

Argue and Dispute

Words where 争 involves argument, disagreement, or controversy.

争论 • zhēng lùn • argue; debate • HSK 5

HSK 5

zhēng争

lùn论

argue; debate

争议 • zhēng yì • controversy • HSK 6

HSK 6

zhēng争

yì议

controversy

争吵 • zhēng chǎo • to quarrel • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhēng争

chǎo吵

to quarrel

取

strive for; fight for

战争 • zhàn zhēng • war; warfare

HSK 5

zhàn战

zhēng争

war; warfare

争气 • zhēng qì • try to make a good showing; try to win credit

HSK 6

zhēng争

qì气

try to make a good showing; try to win credit

争端 • zhēng duān • dispute; bone of contention

HSK 6

zhēng争

duān端

dispute; bone of contention

力争 • lì zhēng • work hard for; do all one can to

HSK 6

lì力

zhēng争

work hard for; do all one can to

争先恐后 • zhēng xiān kǒng hòu • falling over each other; in a mad rush to be first

HSK 6

zhēng争

xiān先

kǒng恐

hòu后

falling over each other; in a mad rush to be first

块

gǔ骨

tou头

zhēng争

dòu斗

。

Two dogs fought over a bone.

tā他

men们

wèi为

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

zhēng争

lùn论

bù不

xiū休

。

They keep arguing about this issue

xué学

sheng生

men们

dōu都

zài在

wèi为

dì第

yī一

míng名

ér而

zhēng争

。

The students are all striving for first place.

shì市

chǎng场

jìng竞

zhēng争

fēi非

cháng常

jī激

liè烈

。

Market competition is very intense

wǒ我

men们

yào要

zhēng争

qǔ取

gèng更

hǎo好

de的

chéng成

jì绩

。

We must strive for better results

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灰huīgrey; ash; dust
挥huīwave; wield; wipe off
伙huǒcompanion, partner; group, crowd
及jíto reach; to catch up; and
级jílevel, grade, rank, step, degree
集jíto gather, assemble, or collect

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Characters pronounced "zheng".

铮zhēngclanging sound; small gong
挣zhèngto make (money)
拯zhěngto rescue, to save
郑zhèngsurname; ancient state in Henan
狰zhēngfierce-looking, ferocious
怔zhēnga disease resembling neurosis

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Characters with radical "刀".

刎wento cut one's throat
兔tùrabbit; hare
初chūbeginning, start, first
分fēnminute
刁diāotricky, cunning, or a surname
券quàncertificate, ticket, voucher

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