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Hanzi

爭 / 争

Traditional
爭
Simplified
争

to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking (dialect)/how or what (literary)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

zhēng

Bopomofo

ㄓㄥ

Jyutping

zaang1

Example sentences

戰爭 / 战争 zhànzhēng
戰爭給人民帶來了巨大的痛苦。
战争给人民带来了巨大的痛苦。

War has brought immense suffering to the people.

爆發 / 爆发 bàofā
兩國之間的戰爭終於爆發了。
两国之间的战争终于爆发了。

War finally broke out between the two countries.

爭 / 争 zhēng
別跟他爭。
别跟他争。

Don't argue with him.

面紅耳赤 / 面红耳赤 miànhóngěrchì
他們兩人為了這件小事爭得面紅耳赤。
他们两人为了这件小事争得面红耳赤。

The two of them argued until they were red in the face over this small matter.

爭取 / 争取 zhēngqǔ
我們必須爭取每一個機會。
我们必须争取每一个机会。

We must strive for every opportunity.

選民 / 选民 xuǎnmín
候選人正努力爭取選民的支持。
候选人正努力争取选民的支持。

The candidate is working hard to win the support of voters.

爭吵 / 争吵 zhēngchǎo
他們為了這件小事爭吵了很久。
他们为了这件小事争吵了很久。

They quarreled for a long time over this small matter.

性情 xìngqíng
她的性情非常溫和，從來不與人爭吵。
她的性情非常温和，从来不与人争吵。

Her disposition is very gentle; she never argues with anyone.

爭奪 / 争夺 zhēngduó
球員們在場上激烈爭奪冠軍。
球员们在场上激烈争夺冠军。

The players are fiercely competing for the championship on the field.

淡泊 dànbó
他性格淡泊，從不與人爭奪名利。
他性格淡泊，从不与人争夺名利。

He has an indifferent nature and never competes with others for fame or fortune.

Example Vocabulary

戰爭

zhan4'zheng1

war; warfare

爭

zheng1

to argue; to contend; to fight

爭取

zheng1'qu3

to strive for

爭吵

zheng1'chao3

to quarrel; to wrangle; dispute

爭奪

zheng1'duo2

to contend for; to fight over

不爭

bu4'zheng1

不爭氣

力爭

li4'zheng1

to strive for; to do one's best to achieve

抗爭

kang4'zheng1

to resist; to struggle; protest

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