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)

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WORDS

护法战争 hù fǎ zhàn zhēng National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
赎罪日战争 shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
越南战争 yuè nán zhàn zhēng Vietnam War (1955-1975)
辩争 biàn zhēng to argue; to dispute
郑人争年 zhèng rén zhēng nián Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom); a futile quarrel
斗争性 dòu zhēng xìng assertiveness; combative nature
鸦片战争 yā piàn zhàn zhēng the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
鹬蚌相争 yù bàng xiāng zhēng lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 yù bàng xiāng zhēng ， yú wēng dé lì lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
争议地区 zhēng yì dì qū disputed area; a region or territory that is subject to disagreement or dispute among different parties
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