争

爭

zhēng

verb HSK 3 #3,469

Meanings

1 to compete
2 to argue
3 to strive

Characters

to compete; to argue

Depicts two hands pulling at something — a visual representation of competition.

Examples

他们在争谁去。

Tāmen zài zhēng shéi qù.

They are arguing about who goes.

不要争了。

Bú yào zhēng le.

Stop arguing.

时间不等人，我们要争分夺秒。

Shíjiān bù děng rén, wǒmen yào zhēng fēn duó miǎo.

Time waits for no one, we must fight for every second.

Tips

usage

争 is a building block for many words: 争取 (strive for), 竞争 (compete), 争论 (debate), 战争 (war).

Stroke Order

争 zhēng