争

Meaning(verb, vocab.word.pos.g, verbal noun)

to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)

Compounds: 竞争 (compete), 争取 (strive for), 战争 (war).

Examples

• 两个孩子在争一个玩具。

  liǎng gè hái zi zài zhēng yí gè wán jù.

  Two children are fighting over a toy.

• 别争了，听我说。

  bié zhēng le, tīng wǒ shuō.

  Stop arguing and listen to me.

• 大家都在争第一名。

  dà jiā dōu zài zhēng dì yī míng.

  Everyone is competing for first place.

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