争 (zhēng) — to contend / to strive for / to vie for; to argue / to dispute
Definition
The base verb for 'to vie/strive for' and 'to argue' — most often seen as the first syllable of compounds like 争取, 争吵, 争夺. Use 争取 for striving toward a goal; 争吵/争论 for arguing.
verb
to contend / to strive for / to vie forto argue / to dispute
Examples
- 争。Tā zài bǐ sài lǐ zhēng dì yī míng.He is vying for first place in the competition.
- 争。Tā men wèi yí gè xiǎo wèn tí zhēng le yí xià wǔ.They argued for a whole afternoon over a small problem.
- 争。Liǎng jiā gōng sī zhèng zài zhēng zhè ge shì chǎng.Two companies are competing for this market.
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