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to argue / to debate / to contend / argument / contention / controversy / debate / CL: , 場|场
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬥* | 鬥* | *鬥
to fight / to struggle / to condemn / to censure / to contend / to put together / coming together
HSK 7-9
to tussle / to contend / to contest
HSK 7-9
to mix with others / to socialize / to deal with / to contend
HSK 7-9
to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
HSK 7-9
to contend for hegemony / a power struggle
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *競* | 競* | *競
to compete / to contend / to struggle
to debate / to contend / polemics
to contend
a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
to contend on strong grounds / to argue strongly for what is right
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
to contend for supremacy
big-hearted and serene (idiom); contended and easygoing
widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for
heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with / those whom the Gods love die young
the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei
to contend for a mate
contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc) / vying in beauty and glamor
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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