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

龙争虎斗(龍爭虎鬥) the dragon wars, the tiger battles; fierce battle between giants
争强较力(爭強較力) to compete for mastery
争名竞利(爭名競利) to strive for fame and profit
争议(爭議) controversy; dispute
争竞(爭競) to argue
争强显胜(爭強顯勝) to compete for display of wealth
纸上争论(紙上爭論) paper warfare
争论点(爭論點) contention
两国相争，不斩来使(兩國相爭，不斬來使) when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys
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
争权(爭權) to struggle for power
斗争性(鬥爭性) assertiveness; combative nature
逐利争名(逐利爭名) to strive for profit and fame
寸土必争(寸土必爭) fight for every inch of land
辩争(辯爭) to argue; to dispute
独立战争(獨立戰爭) war of independence
争名(爭名) to struggle for fame
侵略战争(侵略戰爭) war of aggression
争取时间(爭取時間) to act with urgency; to buy time
争先(爭先) to compete to be first
交争(交爭) to struggle; to strive; to dispute ; to debate; to argue ; to engage in battle ; to blame one another ; to mix together
争强斗胜(爭強鬥勝) to battle for victory
力争(力爭) to work hard for; to do all one can to; to contend strongly
太平洋战争(太平洋戰爭) Pacific War
武装斗争(武裝鬥爭) armed struggle
世袭之争(世襲之爭) succession struggle; dispute over inheritance
斗争(鬥爭) struggle; fight; battle
竞争者(競爭者) competitor
争光(爭光) to dazzle; to win an honor
争嘴(爭嘴) to argue ; to fight over food
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
争功(爭功) to strive for achievement
争天下 competes for the world
两虎相争(兩虎相爭) two tigers fighting; fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
争行夺市(爭行奪市) market competition
争雄(爭雄) to contend for supremacy
竞争模式(競爭模式) competition model
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

Also contained in

丙子战争、蒋桂战争、战争与和平、日俄战争、中越战争、楚汉战争、红白玫瑰战争、英法百年战争、中日甲午战争、布匿战争、克里木战争、直皖战争

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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
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
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
贵贱争 (貴賤爭) 貴賤爭 — Guanzi 管子, 五輔第十 Chapter 10: Wu Fu — count: 2
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
争承 (爭承) 子產爭承 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 2