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
many schools of thought contend; free debate
let many arts bloom, many ideas compete
direct competition; direct competitor
Zhili–Anhui War of 1920 in China
to fight each other; to vie against one another
competition; to compete
competitiveness; competitive strength
competitor; rival
competitive
competition model
competitor's product; competitive product
competitor
to dispute
American War of Independence (1775-1783)
to stand aloof from worldly affairs
1929 civil war between Chiang and Guangxi clique
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
Chinese Communist Liberation War, 1945–49
to settle a dispute
constant petty fighting for self-interest
argument; debate; controversy
National Protection War against Yuan Shikai
National Protection War against Yuan Shikai
1973 Arab–Israeli Yom Kippur War
Vietnam War (1955-1975)