zhēng

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

Character data

Radical ⽖ (87.4)
Strokes 8
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

爭 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)

Words containing 爭

Word Meaning
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
unfair competition; illicit competition
to not strive for; to not contend for; widely known
to fail to live up to expectations; to be disappointing
not to be crushed (idiom)
dispute over inheritance; succession struggle
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
Sino-French War, 1883–1885
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
war of aggression
the Crimean War (1853-1856)
internal power struggle
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
in war, do not kill envoys; spare messengers
fierce fight between two 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
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
to do all one can; to work hard for; to contend strongly
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
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