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争
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争 zhēng to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
Results beginning with 争
争取 zhēng qǔ to fight for / to strive for / to win over
争议 zhēng yì controversy / dispute / to dispute
争夺 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over
争论 zhēng lùn to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL:次[ci4],場|场[chang3]
争霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony / a power struggle
争吵 zhēng chǎo to quarrel / dispute
争执 zhēng zhí to dispute / to disagree / to argue opinionatedly / to wrangle
争斗 zhēng dòu to struggle / to fight / struggle
争相 zhēng xiāng to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
争端 zhēng duān dispute / controversy / conflict
争辩 zhēng biàn a dispute / to wrangle
争抢 zhēng qiǎng to fight over / to scramble for
争得 zhēng dé to obtain by an effort / to strive to get sth
争先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place
争光 zhēng guāng to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
争气 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short
争鸣 zhēng míng to contend
争雄 zhēng xióng to contend for supremacy
争战 zhēng zhàn fight
争宠 zhēng chǒng to strive for favor
争持 zhēng chí to refuse to concede / not to give in
争购 zhēng gòu to compete / to fight for / to rush to purchase
争臣 zhēng chén minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
争锋 zhēng fēng to strive
争衡 zhēng héng to struggle for mastery / to strive for supremacy
争讼 zhēng sòng dispute involving litigation / legal dispute
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争夺战 zhēng duó zhàn struggle
争议性 zhēng yì xìng controversial
争论点 zhēng lùn diǎn contention
争面子 zhēng miàn zi to do (sb) proud / to be a credit to (one's school etc) / to make oneself look good / to build up one's image
争球线 zhēng qiú xiàn scrimmage line (American football)
争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom) / outdoing one another
争风吃醋 zhēng fēng chī cù to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman / to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count
争权夺利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom) / power struggle
争长论短 zhēng cháng lùn duǎn lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) / fig. to squabble / to argue over minor issues
争强好胜 zhēng qiáng hào shèng competitive / ambitious and aggressive / to desire to beat others
争取时间  playing for time
争夺地盘  turf battle / turf war / turf competition
争斤论两 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth
争名夺利 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom) / scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain
争取时间 zhēng qǔ shí jiān to act with urgency / to buy time
争取时效 zhēng qǔ shí xiào to strive to get sth done while the timing is right
争妍斗艳 zhēng yán dòu yàn contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor
争议法庭 zhēng yì fǎ tíng United Nations Dispute Tribunal / Dispute Tribunal
争执不下 zhēng zhí bù xià to quarrel endlessly
争端解决法  dispute resolution / alternative dispute resolution
争端解决机制  dispute settlement mechanism
争端解决中心  Disputes Settlement Centre
争端解决小组  Dispute Settlement Panel
争端解决办法  dispute settlement means
争端解决机构 zhēng duān jiě jué jī gòu Dispute Settlement Body
争取胜利联盟 zhēng qǔ shèng lì lián méng Union for Victory
争取群众的工作  hearts and minds campaign
争取人权集体行动  Agir ensemble pour les droits de l'homme
争取民主未来会议  Conference for a Democratic Future
争议法庭书记官处  Registration of Dispute Tribunal
争取进步爱国阵线  Front patriotique pour le progrès
争取民主改革运动  Democratic Movement for Change
争取工人宪章运动 zhēng qǔ gōng rén xiàn zhāng yùn dòng Campaign for a Worker's Charter
争取现代化民主论坛  Forum Démocratique pour la Modernité
争取民主和发展运动  Mouvement pour la Démocratie et le Développement
争取民主和进步联盟  Alliance pour la démocratie et le progrès
争取殖民地自由运动  Movement for Colonial Freedom
争取解放进步人士大会  Congrès des progressistes pour la libération
争取利比里亚民主运动  Movement for Democracy in Liberia
争取变革和民主力量联盟  Union des Forces pour le Changement et la Démocratie
争取奥戈尼人民生存运动  Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
争取改革和民主全国阵线  Front national pour le changement et la démocratie
争取民主和发展力量联盟  Union des forces pour la démocratie et le developpement
争取一个没有战争的世界  For a World without Wars
争取安哥拉彻底独立全国联盟  National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
争取经济和社会发展人民联盟  Union du peuple pour le développement économique et social
争取民主和经济社会发展联盟  Ralliement pour la démocratie et le développement économique et social
争取国际公务员安全和独立协会  Association for the Security and Independence of International Civil Servants
争取民主、独立和社会进步运动  Mouvement pour la démocratie, l'indépendance et le progrès social
争取阿尔巴尼亚人的民主繁荣党  Party for Democratic Prosperity of Albanians
争取无毒品二十一世纪青年宪章  Youth Charter for a Twenty-first Century Free of Drugs
争取民主和发展力量联盟-基本派  Union des Forces pour la Démocratie et le Développement-Fondamentale
争取和平与进步的斗争国际讨论会  International Seminar on the Struggle for Peace and Progress
争取民主和经济社会发展研究小组  Groupement d'études et de recherches pour la démocratie et le développement économique et social
争取世界和平未来世界知识分子大会  World Congress of Intellectuals for a Peaceful Future of the World
争取祖国统一的全民族大团结十大纲领  Ten-Point Programme of Great Unity of the Whole Nation for Reunification of the Country
Approximate Results for 争
竞争 jìng zhēng to compete / competition
战争 zhàn zhēng war / conflict / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
斗争 dòu zhēng a struggle / fight / battle
力争 lì zhēng to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
纷争 fēn zhēng to dispute
抗争 kàng zhēng to resist / to make a stand and fight (against)
不争 bù zhēng widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for
相争 xiāng zhēng to vie against one another / to fight each other / mutual aggression
论争 lùn zhēng argument / debate / controversy
辩争 biàn zhēng to argue / to dispute
分争 fēn zhēng to dispute / to struggle for mastery
拼争 pīn zhēng to fight desperately
息争 xī zhēng to settle a dispute
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竞争力 jìng zhēng lì competitive strength / competitiveness
竞争者 jìng zhēng zhě competitor
不争气 bù zhēng qì to be disappointing / to fail to live up to expectations
竞争性 jìng zhēng xìng competitive
竞争法 jìng zhēng fǎ competition law
核战争 hé zhàn zhēng nuclear
斗争性 dòu zhēng xìng assertiveness / combative nature
战争税  war tax
战争险  war-risk insurance
水争端 shuǐ zhēng duān water dispute
无争议 wú zhēng yì uncontroversial / accepted
战争法 zhàn zhēng fǎ laws of war / law of war
战争罪 zhàn zhēng zuì war crime
市场竞争 shì chǎng jìng zhēng market competition
竞争对手 jìng zhēng duì shǒu rival / competitor
抗日战争 Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)
魔兽争霸 mó shòu zhēng bà Warcraft:
竞争能力 jìng zhēng néng lì competitive ability
星际争霸 Xīng jì Zhēng bà StarCraft (video game series)
公平竞争 gōng píng jìng zhēng fair competition
朝鲜战争 Cháo xiǎn Zhàn zhēng Korean War (1950-1953)
鸦片战争 Yā piàn Zhàn zhēng the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
解放战争 Jiě fàng Zhàn zhēng War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 / under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 / took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 / under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
海湾战争 Hǎi wān Zhàn zhēng (Persian) Gulf War
阶级斗争 jiē jí dòu zhēng class struggle
与世无争 yǔ shì wú zhēng (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
明争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom) / refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
龙争虎斗 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom) / fierce battle between giants
全面战争  all-out war
甲午战争 Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
据理力争 jù lǐ lì zhēng to contend on strong grounds / to argue strongly for what is right
反恐战争 fǎn kǒng zhàn zhēng war on terrorism
越南战争 Yuè nán Zhàn zhēng Vietnam War (1955-1975)
竞争情报 jìng zhēng qíng bào competitive intelligence
人民战争 rén mín zhàn zhēng people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign
只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī (idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time
你争我夺 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) / to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war
分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts
北伐战争 Běi fá zhàn zhēng the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords
鹬蚌相争 yù bàng xiāng zhēng abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利|鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利[yu4 bang4 xiang1 zheng1 , yu2 weng1 de2 li4]
触斗蛮争 chù dòu mán zhēng constant bickering and fighting (idiom) / constantly at each other's throats / struggle for personal gain
力争上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu to strive for mastery (idiom) / aiming for the best result / to have high ambitions
蚁斗蜗争 yǐ dòu wō zhēng lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom) / fig. petty squabbling
郑人争年 Zhèng rén zhēng nián Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom) / a futile quarrel
只争旦夕 zhǐ zhēng dàn xī see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1]
战争目的  war aim
派别纷争  factionalism
教派纷争  sectarianism
钻石战争  diamond wars
战争状态  state of war
戡乱战争  counterinsurgency war
战争威胁  threat of war
意外战争  accidental war
战争惯例  customs of war
边界争端 bian jiè zhēng duān border controversy / border dispute
丙子战争 Bǐng zǐ Zhàn zhēng second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
布匿战争 Bù nì Zhàn zhēng the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage
楚汉相争 Chǔ Hàn Xiāng zhēng see 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1]
楚汉战争 Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu
催化战争 cuī huà zhàn zhēng catalytic war
代理战争 dài lǐ zhàn zhēng proxy war
德法战争 dé fǎ zhàn zhēng Battle
丁卯战争 Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
独立战争 dú lì zhàn zhēng war of independence
反袁斗争 fǎn Yuán dòu zhēng war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic
法越战争 fǎ yuè zhàn zhēng First
非竞争性 fēi jìng zhēng xìng non-rivalry
国内战争 guó nèi zhàn zhēng civil war / internal struggle
环境争论 huán jìng zhēng lùn environmental dispute
护法战争 hù fǎ zhàn zhēng National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
护国战争 Hù guó Zhàn zhēng National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] as emperor
蒋桂战争 Jiǎng Guì zhàn zhēng confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
解决争端 jiě jué zhēng duān to settle a dispute
竞争产品 jìng zhēng chǎn pǐn competing product / competitor's product
竞争模式 jìng zhēng mó shì competition model
克隆战争 kè lóng zhàn zhēng Clone
两虎相争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng lit. two tigers fighting (idiom) / fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两伊战争 Liǎng Yī Zhàn zhēng Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
六日战争 Liù Rì Zhàn zhēng the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
玫瑰战争 Méi guī Zhàn zhēng The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
内部斗争 nèi bù dòu zhēng internal power struggle
普法战争 Pǔ Fǎ Zhàn zhēng Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
侵略战争 qīn lu:è zhàn zhēng war of aggression
权力斗争 quán lì dòu zhēng power struggle
权力纷争 quán lì fēn zhēng power struggle
日俄战争 Rì E2 Zhàn zhēng the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan
世袭之争 shì xí zhī zhēng succession struggle / dispute over inheritance
无可争议 wú kě zhēng yì undeniable / uncontroversial
星海争霸 Xīng hǎi Zhēng bà StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)
信息战争 xìn xī zhàn zhēng information war
息争和好 xī zhēng hé hǎo lit. break of a struggle and become reconciled / to bury the hatchet (idiom)
英荷战争 yīng hé zhàn zhēng Anglo-Dutch
壅穆不争 yōng mù bù zhēng to be reverent and non-contentious (idiom)
战争危险 zhàn zhēng wēi xiǎn risk of war
战争行为 zhàn zhēng xíng wéi act of war
战争游戏 zhàn zhēng yóu xì war game
战争罪行 zhàn zhēng zuì xíng war crime
正邪相争 zhèng xié xiāng zhēng term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4]
正义斗争 zhèng yì dòu zhēng righteous struggle
正义战争 zhèng yì zhàn zhēng just
直接竞争 zhí jiē jìng zhēng direct competitor / direct competition
直皖战争 Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
中法战争 Zhōng Fǎ Zhàn zhēng Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam)
中非战争 zhōng fēi zhàn zhēng Central
中越战争 Zhōng Yuè Zhàn zhēng Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)
不正当竞争 bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēng unfair competition / illicit competition
不对称战争  asymmetric warfare
竞争性选择  competitive selection
竞争力指数  competitiveness indicator
机构间竞争  turf battle / turf war / turf competition
有争议部落  contested tribe
喀吉尔战争  Kargil war
竞争性赠款  competitive grant
竞争性选举  competitive election
种族间战争  inter-ethnic war
战争权力法  War Powers Act
竞争委员会  Competition Commission
战争中威慑  intrawar deterrence
有限核战争  limited nuclear war
毁灭性战争  destructive war
防止核战争  prevention of nuclear war
反右派斗争 Fǎn yòu pài Dòu zhēng Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957
竞争和聚合 jìng zhēng hé jù hé to compete and converge
竞争性考试 jìng zhēng xìng kǎo shì competitive examination
克里木战争 Kè lǐ mù Zhàn zhēng the Crimean War (1853-1856)
六二五战争 Liù Er4 wǔ Zhàn zhēng the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
全面核战争 quán miàn hé zhàn zhēng all-out nuclear war
水资源战争 shuǐ zī yuán zhàn zhēng water war
赎罪日战争 Shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
诉诸战争权 sù zhū zhàn zhēng quán jus ad bellum
太平洋战争 Tài píng Yáng Zhàn zhēng Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
无争议问题 wú zhēng yì wèn tí non-controversial matters
星际争霸战 xīng jì zhēng bà zhàn Star
预防性战争 yù fáng xìng zhàn zhēng preventive war
战争与和平 Zhàn zhēng yǔ Hé píng War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰
六·二五战争  the Korean war (started June 25 1950)
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