争

Traditional: 爭

zhēng

Dictionary entry

to strive for

What does 争 mean?

争 (zhēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to strive for

2to vie for

3to argue or debate

4deficient or lacking (dialect)

5how or what (literary)

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争zhēngto strive for · to vie for

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How to pronounce 争

争

zhēng

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