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争

zhēng

Traditional: 爭

to strive for

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Meaning of 争 in English

zhēngHSK 5verbSyllabus #3488
  1. to strive for
  2. to vie for
  3. to argue or debate
  4. deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. how or what (literary)

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HSK words with 争

竞争HSK 4争取HSK 5斗争HSK 6战争HSK 6争吵HSK 6争夺HSK 6争论HSK 6争议HSK 6抗争HSK 7–9力争HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences