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

百家鳴 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
百花齊放,百家鳴 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
直接競 zhí jiē jìng zhēng direct competitor; direct competition
直皖戰 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
xiāng zhēng to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression
jìng zhēng to compete; competition
力 jìng zhēng lì competitive strength; competitiveness
對手 jìng zhēng duì shǒu rival; competitor
性 jìng zhēng xìng competitive
模式 jìng zhēng mó shì competition model
產品 jìng zhēng chǎn pǐn competitive product; competitor's product
者 jìng zhēng zhě competitor
fēn zhēng to dispute
美國獨立戰 měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng American War of Independence (1775-1783)
與世無 yǔ shì wú zhēng to stand aloof from worldly affairs
蔣桂戰 jiǎng guì zhàn zhēng confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
蟻鬥蝸 yǐ dòu wō zhēng lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
解放戰 jiě fàng zhàn zhēng War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
解決端 jiě jué zhēng duān to settle a dispute
觸鬥蠻 chù dòu mán zhēng constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats; struggle for personal gain
lùn zhēng argument; debate; controversy
護國戰 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
護法戰 hù fǎ zhàn zhēng National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
贖罪日戰 shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
越南戰 yuè nán zhàn zhēng Vietnam War (1955-1975)