(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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