争 zhēng

dispute, fight, contend, strive

HSK 4 #344

DEFINITIONS

  • dispute, fight, contend, strive
  • to strive for
  • to vie for
  • to argue or debate
  • deficient or lacking (dialect)
  • how or what (literary)

STROKES

WORDS

争衡 zhēng héng to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
争讼 zhēng sòng dispute involving litigation; legal dispute
争购 zhēng gòu to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
争长论短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎn lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble; a storm in a teacup
争雄 zhēng xióng to contend for supremacy
争面子 zhēng miàn zi to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc); to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
争风吃醋 zhēng fēng chī cù to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
争鸣 zhēng míng to contend
独立战争 dú lì zhàn zhēng war of independence
玫瑰战争 méi guī zhàn zhēng The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
甲午战争 jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百花齐放，百家争鸣 bǎi huā qí fàng ， bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
直接竞争 zhí jiē jìng zhēng direct competitor; direct competition
直皖战争 zhí wǎn zhàn zhēng war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
相争 xiāng zhēng to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression
竞争对手 jìng zhēng duì shǒu rival; competitor
竞争模式 jìng zhēng mó shì competition model
竞争产品 jìng zhēng chǎn pǐn competitive product; competitor's product
美国独立战争 měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng American War of Independence (1775-1783)
蒋桂战争 jiǎng guì zhàn zhēng confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
蚁斗蜗争 yǐ dòu wō zhēng lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
解决争端 jiě jué zhēng duān to settle a dispute
触斗蛮争 chù dòu mán zhēng constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats; struggle for personal gain
护国战争 hù guó zhàn zhēng National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] as emperor
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