争 (爭) zhēng

1. 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)
2. zhēng verb to snatch; to capture
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 夺取 (Guoyu '爭' v 1)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. zhēng adverb very; extremely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '爭' 3, p. 602)

Contained in

• 争夺(爭奪) to fight over; to contest; to compete for
• 据理力争(據理力爭) to contend on strong grounds; to argue strongly for what is right
• 国际战争罪法庭(國際戰爭罪法庭) International war crimes tribunal
• 争斗(爭鬥) to struggle; to fight
• 国内战争(國內戰爭) civil war; internal struggle
• 争强好胜(爭強好勝) competitive; ambitious and aggressive; to desire to beat others
• 公平竞争(公平競爭) fair competition
• 争抢(爭搶) to fight over; to scramble for
• 正义斗争(正義鬥爭) righteous struggle
• 政治的斗争(政治的鬥爭) political struggle
• 争拗(爭拗) to dispute
• 争吵(爭吵) to dispute; to quarrel
• 内部斗争(內部鬥爭) internal power struggle
• 为国争光(為國爭光) to fight for one's country with honor
• 争议(爭議) controversy; dispute
• 争长争短(爭長爭短) to argue about long and short; to debate about anything
• 抗争(抗爭) to resist
• 革命斗争(革命鬥爭) revolutionary struggle
• 争名逐利(爭名逐利) to strive for fame and profit
• 玫瑰战争(玫瑰戰爭) The Wars of the Roses
• 竞争对手(競爭對手) rival; competitor
• 触斗蛮争(觸鬥蠻爭) constant bickering and fighting; constantly at each other's throats; struggle for personal gain
• 争气(爭氣) to work hard for something
• 思想斗争(思想鬥爭) ideological struggle
• 独立战争(獨立戰爭) war of independence
• 力争(力爭) to work hard for; to do all one can to; to contend strongly
• 与世无争(與世無爭) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
• 争奈(爭奈) nevertheless
• 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
• 无争议(無爭議) uncontroversial; accepted
• 争执不下(爭執不下) to quarrel endlessly
• 竞争产品(競爭產品) competitive product; competitor's product
• 太平洋战争(太平洋戰爭) Pacific War
• 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
• 争权(爭權) to struggle for power
• 争竞(爭競) to argue
• 争闲气(爭閑氣) to argue over a triffle

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中越战争 、 墨西哥独立战争 、 战争与和平 、 普法战争 、 日俄战争 、 红白玫瑰战争 、 海湾战争 、 护国战争 、 越南战争 、 中日甲午战争 、 解放战争 、 直皖战争 、 南北战争 、 反袁斗争

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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
• 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
• 争禽 (爭禽) 與蔡人爭禽 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 2