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| Pronunciation |
: |
zhēng |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- contend, strive. (v)
- argue. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
⺈ |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
爭 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
32.3% |
| Also as |
: |
zhèng |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
battle; fight (or contend, scramble) for |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
struggle; fight; combat; battle |
| 8. |
|
|
: |
try to make a good showing; try to win credit for |
Sentences:
| 1. She hopes to win the presidency. |
| tā |
xī |
wàng |
zhēng |
qǔ |
dào |
zǒng |
tǒng |
zhí |
wèi |
。 |
| 她 |
希 |
望 |
争 |
取 |
到 |
总 |
统 |
职 |
位 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 希望 |
: |
hope |
| 争 |
: |
strive |
| 取 |
: |
obtain |
| 到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
| 总统 |
: |
president |
| 职位 |
: |
position; post |
|
| 2. They quarreled among themselves. |
| tā |
men |
hù |
xiàng |
zhēng |
chǎo |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
互 |
相 |
争 |
吵 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们 |
: |
they |
| 互相 |
: |
mutually |
| 争吵 |
: |
quarrel |
|
| 3. What are you arguing about? |
| nǐ |
men |
zài |
zhēng |
shí |
me |
？ |
| 你 |
们 |
在 |
争 |
什 |
么 |
？ |
|
|
|
|
| 你们 |
: |
you (plural) |
| 在 |
: |
(正在) in process of |
| 争 |
: |
argue |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
|
| 4. I will not argue with you now. |
| wǒ |
xiàn |
zài |
bù |
gēn |
nǐ |
zhēng |
lùn |
。 |
| 我 |
现 |
在 |
不 |
跟 |
你 |
争 |
论 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 现在 |
: |
now |
| 不 |
: |
not |
| 跟 |
: |
with |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 争论 |
: |
argue |
|
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