争

爭

zhēngㄓㄥ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
to strive for
2
to vie for
3
to argue or debate
4
deficient or lacking (dialect)
5
how or what (literary)

Examples

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权力之争，非我即敌。

權力之爭，非我即敵。

Everyone who isn't us is an enemy.

Related: 争

战争

zhàn zhēng

war; conflict

抗争

kàng zhēng

to resist

争光

zhēng guāng

to win an honor

争取

zhēng qǔ

to fight for

争夺

zhēng duó

to fight over

争气

zhēng qì

to work hard for sth

争论

zhēng lùn

to argue

争议

zhēng yì

controversy

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