to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
trad. 爭
Also written 爭【zhēng】
48 results for 争
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争取zhēng qǔ
Commonto fight for; to strive for; to win over
争论zhēng lùn
to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate; CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
争吵zhēng chǎo
to quarrel; dispute
争议zhēng yì
controversy; dispute; to dispute
争执zhēng zhí
to dispute; to disagree; to argue opinionatedly; to wrangle
争夺zhēng duó
to fight over; to contest; to vie over
争斗zhēng dòu
to struggle; to fight; struggle
争辩zhēng biàn
a dispute; to wrangle
争取时间zhēng qǔ shí jiān
to act with urgency; to buy time
争端zhēng duān
dispute; controversy; conflict
争相zhēng xiāng
to fall over each other in their eagerness to ...
争先zhēng xiān
to compete to be first; to contest first place
争光zhēng guāng
to win an honor; to strive to win a prize
争嘴zhēng zuǐ
to quarrel; to argue; to fight over food
争宠zhēng chǒng
to strive for favor
争得zhēng dé
to obtain by an effort; to strive to get sth
争战zhēng zhàn
fight
争抢zhēng qiǎng
to fight over; to scramble for
争持zhēng chí
to refuse to concede; not to give in
争气zhēng qì
to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
争臣zhēng chén
minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
争衡zhēng héng
to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
争讼zhēng sòng
dispute involving litigation; legal dispute
争购zhēng gòu
to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
争锋zhēng fēng
to strive
争雄zhēng xióng
to contend for supremacy
争霸zhēng bà
to contend for hegemony; a power struggle
争鸣zhēng míng
to contend
争上游zhēng shàng yóu
to strive to be among the best; zheng shangyou (card game)
争夺战zhēng duó zhàn
struggle
争球线zhēng qiú xiàn
scrimmage line (American football)
争议性zhēng yì xìng
controversial
争论点zhēng lùn diǎn
contention
争面子zhēng miàn zi
to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc); to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎo
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count
争前恐后zhēng qián kǒng hòu
see 爭先恐後|争先恐后[zheng1 xian1 kong3 hou4]
争取时效zhēng qǔ shí xiào
to strive to get sth done while the timing is right
争名夺利zhēng míng duó lì
to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain
争妍斗艳zhēng yán dòu yàn
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc); vying in beauty and glamor
争强好胜zhēng qiáng hào shèng
competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others
争执不下zhēng zhí bù xià
to quarrel endlessly
争斤论两zhēng jīn lùn liǎng
to haggle over every ounce (idiom); to to fuss over minor points; to be particular about sth
争权夺利zhēng quán duó lì
scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
争锋吃醋zhēng fēng chī cù
variant of 爭風吃醋|争风吃醋[zheng1 feng1 chi1 cu4]
争长论短zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues
争风吃醋zhēng fēng chī cù
to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair