正邪相爭 zhèng xié xiāng zhēng

struggle between good and evil forces

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正气zhèng qì and pathogeny 邪气xié qì

Characters

Character Meaning
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
邪 xié
evil; demonic; abnormal
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
爭 zhēng
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate