竞 (jìng) — to compete; contest (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
Definition
竞 (jìng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to compete / contest' — it never stands alone and only appears inside compounds like 竞争, 竞赛, and 竞选.
bound form
to competecontest (bound morpheme, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tā men jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè.Their competition is very fierce.
- 。Zhè cì jìng sài yǒu èr shí zhī duì wu cān jiā.This contest has twenty teams participating.
- 。Tā cān jiā le zǒng tǒng jìng xuǎn.He participated in the presidential election campaign.
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