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

争强显胜(爭強顯勝) to compete for display of wealth
士争先(士爭先) warriors press forward
争功(爭功) to strive for achievement
争民施夺(爭民施奪) to argue with people and teach them to steal
争斗(爭鬥) to struggle; to fight
争战(爭戰) to fight; to battle
战争(戰爭) war; conflict
拼争(拼爭) to fight desperately
侵略战争(侵略戰爭) war of aggression
争长论短(爭長論短) to argue about long and short; to debate about anything
寸土必争(寸土必爭) fight for every inch of land
公平竞争(公平競爭) fair competition
核子战争(核子戰爭) nuclear warfare
权力纷争(權力紛爭) power struggle
争先恐后(爭先恐後) striving to be first and fearing to be last
据理力争(據理力爭) to contend on strong grounds; to argue strongly for what is right
争夺(爭奪) to fight over; to contest; to compete for
争长竞短(爭長競短) to argue about long and short; to debate about anything
争友(爭友) a [good] friend who is willing to admonish
争地(爭地) to fight over land ; contested territory
争强赌胜(爭強賭勝) to try to outdo by displaying superior wealth
明争暗斗(明爭暗鬥) to fight in both the open and in secret
争先(爭先) to compete to be first
争取时间(爭取時間) to act with urgency; to buy time
龙争虎斗(龍爭虎鬥) the dragon wars, the tiger battles; fierce battle between giants
争球线(爭球線) scrimmage line
争议(爭議) controversy; dispute
争气(爭氣) to work hard for something
只争朝夕(只爭朝夕) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
争强(爭強) to contend for victory
力争(力爭) to work hard for; to do all one can to; to contend strongly
论争(論爭) argument; debate; controversy
争闲气(爭閑氣) to argue over a triffle
争名夺利(爭名奪利) to fight for fame, grab profit; scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain
争购(爭購) to compete; to fight for; to rush to purchase
争端(爭端) dispute; controversy; conflict
纸上争论(紙上爭論) paper warfare
玫瑰战争(玫瑰戰爭) The Wars of the Roses
两伊战争(兩伊戰爭) Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
竞争力(競爭力) competitive strength; competitiveness
辩争(辯爭) to argue; to dispute

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美国独立战争、普法战争、直皖战争、蒋桂战争、克里木战争、朝鲜战争、六二五战争、丙子战争、日俄战争、墨西哥独立战争

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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
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
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
阴阳争 (陰陽爭) 陰陽爭 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《月令》 Proceedings of Government in the Different Months — 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
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