争 (爭) zhēng
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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
- 争强较力(爭強較力) to compete for mastery
- 正邪相争(正邪相爭) progress of disease
- 争论不定(爭論不定) not able to agree
- 不正当竞争(不正當競爭) unfair competition; illicit competition
- 纸上争论(紙上爭論) paper warfare
- 赎罪日战争(贖罪日戰爭) the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
- 争雄(爭雄) to contend for supremacy
- 争地(爭地) to fight over land ; contested territory
- 据理力争(據理力爭) to contend on strong grounds; to argue strongly for what is right
- 斗争(鬥爭) struggle; fight; battle
- 权力斗争(權力鬥爭) power struggle
- 玫瑰战争(玫瑰戰爭) The Wars of the Roses
- 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
- 相争(相爭) to vie against one another; to fight each other
- 国内战争(國內戰爭) civil war; internal struggle
- 战争罪(戰爭罪) war crime
- 争锋(爭鋒) to strive
- 星海争霸(星海爭霸) StarCraft (video game series)
- 两伊战争(兩伊戰爭) Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
- 竞争(競爭) to compete ; competition
- 鹬蚌相争(鷸蚌相爭) sandpiper and clam war together (and the fisherman catches both)
- 独立战争(獨立戰爭) war of independence
- 争民施夺(爭民施奪) to argue with people and teach them to steal
- 核子战争(核子戰爭) nuclear warfare
- 解决争端(解決爭端) to settle a dispute
- 争战(爭戰) to fight; to battle
- 争强斗胜(爭強鬥勝) to battle for victory
- 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
- 太平洋战争(太平洋戰爭) Pacific War
- 争行夺市(爭行奪市) market competition
- 争强(爭強) to contend for victory
- 争嘴(爭嘴) to argue ; to fight over food
- 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
- 争妍斗艳(爭妍鬥艷) contending for supreme beauty (especially of flowers, scenery, painting etc); vying in beauty and glamor
- 争功(爭功) to strive for achievement
- 争奈(爭奈) nevertheless
- 龙争虎斗(龍爭虎鬥) the dragon wars, the tiger battles; fierce battle between giants
Also contained in
布匿战争 、 中国抗日战争 、 楚汉战争 、 佛苯之争 、 反袁斗争 、 德国农民战争 、 六二五战争 、 墨西哥独立战争 、 美国独立战争 、 直皖战争 、 蔷薇战争 、 百家争鸣 、 朝鲜战争
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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
- 卷二百〇六 列傳第九十四 馬錄 程啟充 張逵 鄭一鵬 唐樞 杜鸞 葉應驄 解一貴 陸粲 邵經邦 劉世揚 魏良弼 Volume 206 Biographies 94: Ma Lu, Cheng Qichong, Zhang Kui, Zheng Yipeng, Tang Shu, Du Luan, Ye Yingcong, Jie Yigui, Lu Can, Shao Jingbang, Liu Shiyang, Wei Liangbi History of Ming 明史 — count: 18
- 卷二百三十一 列傳第一百十九 顧憲成 顧允成 錢一本 于孔兼 史孟麟 薛敷教 安希范 劉元珍 葉茂才 Volume 231 Biographies 119: Gu Xiancheng, Gu Yuncheng, Qian Yiben, Yu Kongjian, Shi Menglin, Xue Fujiao, An Xifan, Liu Yuanzhen, Ye Maocai History of Ming 明史 — count: 18
- 卷一百〇五 志第五十三: 刑法四 Volume 105 Treatises 58: Punishment and Law 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 17
- 卷二十七 韓二 Chapter 27: Han II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 17
- 卷二百四十 列傳第一百二十八 葉向高 劉一燝 韓爌 朱國祚 何宗彥 孫如游 Volume 240 Biographies 128: Ye Xianggao, Liu Yijing, Han Kuang, Zhu Guozuo, He Zongyan, Sun Ruyou History of Ming 明史 — count: 16
- 卷一百八十 列傳第六十八 張寧 王徽 毛弘 丘弘 李森 魏元 强珍 王瑞 李俊 汪奎 湯鼐 姜綰 姜洪 曹璘 彭程 龐泮 呂獻 葉紳 胡獻 張弘至 屈伸 王獻臣 Volume 180 Biographies 68: Zhang Ning, Wang Hui, Mao Hong, Qiu Hong, Li Sen, Wei Yuan, Qiang Zhen, Wang Rui, Li Jun, Wang Kui, Tang Nai, Jiang Wan, Jiang Hong, Cao Lin, Peng Cheng, Pang Pan, Lu Xian, Ye Shen, Hu Xian, Zhang Hongzhi, Qu Shen, Wang Xianchen History of Ming 明史 — count: 15
- 卷一百九十二 列傳第八十 楊慎 王思 張翀 劉濟 安磐 張漢卿 張原 毛玉 王時柯 鄭本公 張曰韜 楊淮 張澯 郭楠 Volume 192 Biographies 80: Yang Shen, Wang Si, Zhang Chong, Liu Ji, An Pan, Zhang Hanqing, Zhang Yuan, Mao Yu, Wang Shike, Zheng Bengong, Zhang Yuetao, Yang Huai, Zhang Can, Guo Nan History of Ming 明史 — count: 15
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 15
- 卷五十五 列傳第二十五 夏侯湛 潘岳 張載 Volume 55 Biographies 25: Xiahou Zhan; Pan Yue; Zhang Zai Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 14
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 侵争 (侵爭) 下無侵爭 — Guanzi 管子, 七主七臣第五十二 Chapter 52: Seven Rulers and Seven Ministers — count: 2
- 日争 (日爭) 風與日爭明 — Guanzi 管子, 四時第四十 Chapter 40: The Four Seasons — count: 2