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角逐 (jué zhú) — to contend, to compete (for a prize, title, or position)

Definition

角逐 is a formal written verb for contending to win a prize, title, or position — stronger and more literary than 竞赛. Use it for high-stakes competition (elections, championships, contracts), not casual contests.

verb
to contendto compete (for a prize, title, or position)

Examples

  • 角逐。
    Liǎng zhī qiú duì jiāng jué zhú zuì hòu de shèng lì.
    The two teams will contend for the final victory.
  • 角逐。
    Duō jiā qǐ yè jué zhú zhè ge xiàng mù de hé zuò quán.
    Multiple enterprises are competing for the cooperation rights of this project.
  • 角逐，。
    Jīng guò yì fān jué zhú, tā chéng gōng dāng xuǎn le zhǔ xí.
    After a round of contention, he was successfully elected chairman.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

角jiǎocontend
逐zhúchase

角 (contend) and 逐 (chase) combine to mean competing or tussling for something.

Characters in this word

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

The form 角 is a picture of a horn.

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

  • 辵辵chuòwalking
  • 豕豕shǐpig

逐 joins 辵, shown as walking, with 豕, a pig, to picture someone chasing a pig.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Sports & Athletics

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