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  *爭* | 爭* | *爭
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
HSK 3
to fight for / to strive for / to win over
HSK 3
controversy / dispute / to dispute
HSK 5
to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL: , 場|场
HSK 4
to fight over / to scramble for
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time / making every second count
HSK 7-9
to fight over / to contest / to vie over
HSK 6
to dispute / to disagree / to argue opinionatedly / to wrangle
HSK 7-9
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
HSK 7-9
to strive for favor
scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom) / fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues
to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short
HSK 7-9
to quarrel / dispute
HSK 7-9
competitive / ambitious and aggressive / to desire to beat others
to struggle / to fight / struggle
dispute / controversy / conflict
HSK 7-9
to obtain by an effort / to strive to get sth
to fall over each other in their eagerness to...
to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
HSK 7-9
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor
to do (sb) proud; to be a credit to (one's school etc) / to make oneself look good; to build up one's image
minister not afraid to give forthright criticism
to struggle for mastery / to strive for supremacy
controversial
to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman / to be jealous of a rival in a love affair
to quarrel endlessly
struggle
to compete / to fight for / to rush to purchase
to contend
to strive to get sth done while the timing is right
to contend for supremacy
fight
a dispute / to wrangle
to compete to be first / to contest first place
to act with urgency / to buy time
to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain
dispute involving litigation / legal dispute
contention
to strive
to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth
to refuse to concede / not to give in
scrimmage line (American football)
to contend for hegemony / a power struggle


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