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
power struggle
power struggle
righteous struggle
struggle between good and evil forces
(Persian) Gulf War
uncontroversial; accepted
to compete to be first; to contest first place
to rush to be first; compete eagerly
to win an honor; to strive to win a prize
making every second count
to strive for; to fight for; to win over
to buy time; to act with urgency
only interested in personal gain
to quarrel; dispute
to dispute; to disagree; to wrangle
to quarrel endlessly
to fight over; to contest; to vie over
struggle
vying in beauty and glamor
to strive for favor
competitive; to desire to beat others
to strive to get sth; to obtain by an effort
fight
not to give in; to refuse to concede
to fight over; to scramble for