争

zhēngdictionary entry

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

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

爭争 [zheng1] /to strive for/to vie for/to argue or debate/deficient or lacking (dialect)/how or what (literary)/

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Other forms in these source records: 爭

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