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

biàn zhēng to argue; to dispute
鄭人年 zhèng rén zhēng nián Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom); a futile quarrel
階級鬥 jiē jí dòu zhēng class struggle
dòu zhēng a struggle; fight; battle
性 dòu zhēng xìng assertiveness; combative nature
鴉片戰 yā piàn zhàn zhēng the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
鷸蚌相 yù bàng xiāng zhēng lit. sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both) (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
鷸蚌相,漁翁得利 yù bàng xiāng zhēng , yú wēng dé lì lit. sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both (idiom); fig. neighbors who can't agree lose out to a third party
虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants