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zhēng
v. compete for, contend for; fight, struggle; quarrel, argue with
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    knife (for )
    claw (for )
'争' is part of the following simplified words:
 净 峥 挣 狰 睁 筝 诤 铮 静
'争' is part of the following traditional words:
 崢 掙 淨 猙 睜 箏 諍 錚 靜

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
phr. fall over one another, push ahead for fear of lagging behind
dòu zhēng
v./n. to strive, to struggle (with), to fight; struggle, fight
zhēng lùn
v./n. argue, dispute, debate; argument
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yí gè lǎo rén bèi zhuàng dǎo le, dà jiā dōu zhēng zhe sòng tā qù yī yuàn
phr. An old man was knocked down, and everyone scrambled to send him to the hospital.
zhēng qǔ
v. try for, fight for, strive for
zhàn zhēng
n. war
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
n. hundred schools of thought contend (A period of free thought from the Warring States period)
zhēng qiú
n. jump ball (when two opponents try to get the ball after it is tossed up into the air by an official)
zhēng chǎo
v. quarrel, wrangle, squabble
lì zhēng shàng yóu
idiom. strive for the first place
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
idiom. seize every minute and second, make every minute and second count
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yǐ qí bù zhēng, gù tiān xià mò néng yǔ zhī zhēng
phr. (lit.) Because he does not dispute, no one in the world is able to dispute with him.
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bié zhēng le .
phr. Don't quarrel anymore.
zhēng zhe shuō
phr. to scramble to talk first, to try to seize the opportunity to talk first