zhēng

to dispute, fight, contend, strive

DEFINITIONS

爭 zhēng
  • to strive for
  • to vie for
  • to argue or debate
  • deficient or lacking (dialect)
  • how or what (literary)

WORDS

權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
球線 zhēng qiú xiàn scrimmage line (American football)
相 zhēng xiāng to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
端 zhēng duān dispute; controversy; conflict
臣 zhēng chén minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
衡 zhēng héng to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
訟 zhēng sòng dispute involving litigation; legal dispute
論 zhēng lùn to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
論點 zhēng lùn diǎn contention
議 zhēng yì controversy; dispute; to dispute
議性 zhēng yì xìng controversial
購 zhēng gòu to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
辯 zhēng biàn a dispute; to wrangle
鋒 zhēng fēng to strive
長論短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎn lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble; a storm in a teacup
雄 zhēng xióng to contend for supremacy
霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony; a power struggle
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
風吃醋 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
鬥 zhēng dòu struggle; war
鳴 zhēng míng to contend
獨立戰 dú lì zhàn zhēng war of independence
玫瑰戰 méi guī zhàn zhēng The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
甲午戰 jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)