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争 [zhēng]
动
1. 力求获得,互不相让
[En.] Strive to obtain, with each side not yielding to the other.
例:争夺,竞争,争长论短。
2. 力求实现
[En.] Strive to achieve.
例:争取,争气,争胜。
3. 方言,差,欠
[En.] Dialect, differ; to lack.
例:总数还争多少?
4. 怎么,如何(多见于诗、词、曲)
[En.] How; often seen in poetry and lyrics.
例:争不,争知,争奈。
5. 同本义
[En.] Same original meaning (contend; vie; strive).
6. 辩论;争论
[En.] Argue; dispute.
例:争抗,争口,争高低。
7. 争胜,争着
[En.] Rush off to the front; strive to be the first and fear to lag behind.
例:争心,争途,争求,争妍,争长,争奇。
8. 争斗
[En.] Struggle.
例:争跤,争交。
9. 竞争;较量
[En.] Compete; contest.
例:争校,争春,争进,争张,争棋,争强。
10. 方言,欠
[En.] Dialect, debt.
例:争账还钱。
11. 相差
[En.] Differ.
例:争些个,争些儿,争不多,争差。
名
1. 春秋时鲁国北城护城河名,又为北城门名
[En.] Name of a moat in the northern city of the Lu state during the Spring and Autumn period; also the name of the north gate.
2. 姓
[En.] Surname.
代
1. 多用于诗、词、曲中,相当于“怎么”
[En.] Often used in poetry and lyrics, equivalent to "how; why."
例:争知,争似,争耐。
2. 另见 zhèng。
爭 [zhèng]
动
1. “诤”的本字。强谏;规劝
[En.] Original character for “争,” meaning to admonish or urge strongly.
2. 另见 zhēng。
to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time
scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
compete with each other for beauty of looks / contend in beauty and fascination
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
to fight over / to scramble for
lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war
a struggle / fight / battle
to fight over / to contest / to vie over
to fight for / to strive for / to win over
competitive strength / competitiveness
to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
controversy / dispute / to dispute
to dispute / to disagree / to argue opinionatedly / to wrangle
dispute / controversy / conflict
to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
兵家必争之地 bīng jiā bì zhēng zhī dì
Battleground
widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for
to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose / every moment counts
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time / making every second count