争 zhēng

to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate

HSK 3 6 strokes Radical 亅 Ideograph 17 words

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⺈ component 彐jìsnout 亅juéhook

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Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅.

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HSK 3 · 2

争取

zhēngqǔ

to fight for; to strive for; to win over

争

zhēng

to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate

HSK 4 · 2

战争

zhànzhēng

war; conflict

争论

zhēnglùn

to argue; to debate; to contend

HSK 5 · 2

竞争

jìngzhēng

to compete; competition

争议

zhēngyì

controversy; dispute; to dispute

HSK 6 · 2

斗争

dòuzhēng

a struggle; fight; battle

争夺

zhēngduó

to fight over; to contest; to vie over

HSK 7–9 · 9

争吵

zhēngchǎo

to quarrel; dispute

争执

zhēngzhí

to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly

抗争

kàngzhēng

to resist; to make a stand and fight (against)

争端

zhēngduān

dispute; controversy; conflict

力争

lìzhēng

to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly

争气

zhēngqì

to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short

争先恐后

zhēngxiānkǒnghòu

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

争光

zhēngguāng

to win an honor; to strive to win a prize

争分夺秒

zhēngfēnduómiǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count