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争相 (zhēng xiāng) — to vie with each other to (do something); to compete eagerly to (do something)

Definition

争相 (zhēng xiāng) is a more formal written adverb meaning 'to vie / scramble to do something,' often used in news reports. Similar to 竞相 — 争相 often carries a sense of urgency or crowding, while 竞相 emphasizes eager competition.

adverb
to vie with each other to (do something)to compete eagerly to (do something)

Examples

  • 争相。
    Duō jiā méi tǐ zhēng xiāng bào dào le zhè yì xīn wén.
    Multiple news outlets vied with each other to cover this news.
  • 争相。
    Tóu zī zhě men zhēng xiāng gòu mǎi zhè jiā gōng sī de gǔ piào.
    Investors competed eagerly to buy shares of this company.
  • ，争相。
    Bǐ sài jié shù hòu, guān zhòng zhēng xiāng yǔ xuǎn shǒu hé yǐng.
    After the match ended, spectators vied to take photos with the players.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爭; 争 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爭 shows two hands on a plowshare; the simplified 争 is a later abbreviation, so this picture belongs to 爭, not 争.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

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