zhēng

to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate

HSK 4 #344

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 344th character
Radical ⼅ (6.5)
Strokes 6
Index # 508
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

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

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Words containing 争

Word Meaning
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
Sino-French War 1883–1885 in Vietnam
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
war of aggression
the Crimean War (1853-1856)
internal power struggle
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
no killing envoys in war; protect messengers
fierce fight between strong rivals
if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
fair competition
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
to dispute; to struggle for mastery
to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
war on terrorism
war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic
to make the best use of one's time
civil war; internal struggle
International war crimes tribunal
Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
market competition
the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage