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liánhéSide by side

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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