爭U+722D8 STROKES
Entry·pron. zhēng
ㄓㄥ
“To strive for or compete; to argue or debate; to contend or fight; a difference or gap; how or what (literary).”
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- 爭取ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇto strive for; to fight for; to win over; to actively seek.
- 競爭ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥto compete; rivalry; contest; competition
- 戰爭ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥwar; armed conflict between opposing sides; struggle to impose one's will on the other
- 爭議ㄓㄥ ㄧˋcontroversy; dispute; public disagreement; debate over differing opinions
- 競爭力ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ ㄌㄧˋability to compete; competitive strength; competitive advantage in the marketplace
- 鬥爭ㄉㄡˋ ㄓㄥa struggle; fight; battle; competition; conflict; a means of attacking political opponents; class struggle
- 抗爭ㄎㄤˋ ㄓㄥto resist; to struggle against; to fight back against injustice or oppression; to protest
- 爭論ㄓㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˋto argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate
- 爭執ㄓㄥ ㄓˊto argue stubbornly; to dispute; to wrangle; each holding one's own view and refusing to yield
- 爭奪ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄛˊto fight over; to contest; to vie over; to compete fiercely for something
- 爭吵ㄓㄥ ㄔㄠˇto quarrel; to argue noisily; a heated verbal dispute or altercation.
- 爭相ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄤto compete eagerly; to vie with one another; to scramble to do something at once.
- 紛爭ㄈㄣ ㄓㄥdispute; conflict; quarrel; disagreement; contention
- 爭取到ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄠˋto secure or obtain through effort; to win over; to gain by striving.
- 爭辯ㄓㄥ ㄅㄧㄢˋto argue; to dispute; to debate; to wrangle
- 爭端ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄢa cause of dispute; a point of contention; a source of conflict
- 爭光ㄓㄥ ㄍㄨㄤto win honor or glory; to bring credit to a group or cause.
- 爭鬥ㄓㄥ ㄉㄡˋfighting; conflict; struggle; contention; rivalry
- 爭議性ㄓㄥ ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋcontroversial; of a nature that provokes dispute or disagreement
- 力爭ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥstrive hard to obtain or advocate; contend by force
- 爭氣ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧˋto work hard to improve; to strive to be worthy; determined not to fall short; to bring honor through effort.
- 政爭ㄓㄥˋ ㄓㄥpolitical struggle; factional infighting within a government or party
- 爭先恐後ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋcompete to be first, afraid of falling behind; rush to get ahead of others
- 爭霸ㄓㄥ ㄅㄚˋcompete for dominance or supremacy; vie for hegemony
- 爭奪戰ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄢˋbattle or contest to seize or compete for something; struggle over territory, resources, or a prize
- 不爭ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥnot worth arguing over; not competing; failing to live up to expectations; disappointing; unfortunately; to one's regret
- 爭戰ㄓㄥ ㄓㄢˋto fight a war; to engage in combat; to wage war
- 甲午戰爭ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ1894 Sino-Japanese War; Qing-China conflict with Japan over Korea, ending in Qing defeat and the Treaty of Shimonoseki
- 南北戰爭ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥAmerican Civil War (1861–1865); US internal war between the Union and the Confederacy over slavery and economic differences
- 競爭性ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋcompetitiveness; competitive nature or quality
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