Chinese Notes

争 (爭) zhēng

zhēng verb to compete; to struggle; to fight; to contend; to strive
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 竞争 (Guoyu '爭' v 2; Kroll 2015 '爭' 1, p. 602; Mathews 1931 '爭', p. 46; Unihan '爭'; XHZD '争' 1, p. 971)
zhēng verb to snatch; to capture
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 夺取 (Guoyu '爭' v 1)
zhēng verb to debate; to dispute
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 辩论 (Guoyu '爭' v 3; Kroll 2015 '爭' 1a, p. 602; Unihan '爭'; XHZD '争' 2, p. 971)
zhēng verb to lack; to differ; to vary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 相差 (Guoyu '爭' v 4; Kroll 2015 '爭' 1b, p. 602; XHZD '争' 3, p. 971)
zhēng verb to advise against
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 规劝 (Guoyu '爭' v 5; Kroll 2015 '爭' 2, p. 602)
zhēng adverb how; what way; what
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 如何 or as an interjection (Guoyu '爭' adv; Kroll 2015 '爭' 4, p. 602; XHZD '争' 4, p. 971)
zhēng adverb very; extremely
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '爭' 3, p. 602)

Contained in

政治的斗争(政治的鬥爭) political struggle
争名(爭名) to struggle for fame
争嘴(爭嘴) to argue ; to fight over food
革命斗争(革命鬥爭) revolutionary struggle
争家产(爭家產) to argue over family inheritance
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利(鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利) sandpiper and clam war together and the fisherman catches both
息争(息爭) to settle a dispute
争强(爭強) to contend for victory
争战(爭戰) to fight; to battle
辩争(辯爭) to argue; to dispute
直接竞争(直接競爭) direct competitor; direct competition
争风吃醋(爭風吃醋) to rival somebody for the affection of a man or woman; to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
蚁斗蜗争(蟻鬥蝸爭) the ant fights, the snail contends; petty squabbling
力争上游(力爭上游) to diligently make progress; to strive for mastery; aiming for the best result; to have high ambitions
争宠(爭寵) to strive for favor
不争气(不爭氣) to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations
争先(爭先) to compete to be first
争执(爭執) to dispute; to disagree; to be stubborn
论争(論爭) argument; debate; controversy
公平竞争(公平競爭) fair competition
纸上争论(紙上爭論) paper warfare
太平洋战争(太平洋戰爭) Pacific War
争论问题(爭論問題) a controversial question
争辩(爭辯) a dispute; to wrangle
只争朝夕(只爭朝夕) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
争锋(爭鋒) to strive
竞争(競爭) to compete ; competition
宗教战争(宗教戰爭) religious war; holy war
争胜(爭勝) to strive for victory
争权(爭權) to struggle for power
百花齐放，百家争鸣(百花齊放，百家爭鳴) a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend
无争议(無爭議) uncontroversial; accepted
争功(爭功) to strive for achievement
争天下 competes for the world
争权夺利(爭權奪利) scramble for power and profit; power struggle
争衡(爭衡) to struggle for mastery; to strive for supremacy
权力纷争(權力紛爭) power struggle
争名竞利(爭名競利) to strive for fame and profit
争购(爭購) to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
争执不下(爭執不下) to quarrel endlessly
争地(爭地) to fight over land ; contested territory
竞争性(競爭性) competitive

Also contained in

南北战争、布匿战争、抗日战争、中法战争、红白玫瑰战争、美墨战争、中日甲午战争、护法战争、护国战争

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昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 19
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卷二十七　韓二 Chapter 27: Han II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 17
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Collocations

人争 (人爭) 絞人爭出 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 5
争政 (爭政) 蘇爭政 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4
争心 (爭心) 懼民之有爭心也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
争天下 (爭天下) 夫爭天下者 — Guanzi 管子, 霸言第二十三 Chapter 23: The Sovereign's Words — count: 3
夫争 (夫爭) 夫爭天下者 — Guanzi 管子, 霸言第二十三 Chapter 23: The Sovereign's Words — count: 3
先争 (先爭) 必先爭人 — Guanzi 管子, 霸言第二十三 Chapter 23: The Sovereign's Words — count: 3
争门 (爭門) 或曰自鹿門至于爭門者是也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 3
争诸侯 (爭諸侯) 無德而強爭諸侯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 2
争善 (爭善) 由爭善也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 2
争盟 (爭盟) 小國爭盟 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 2