争锋
zhēng fēng
Pinyin

Definition

争锋
 - 
zhēng fēng
  1. to strive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

先锋
xiān fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 pioneer
  3. 3 avant-garde
战争
zhàn zhēng
  1. 1 war
  2. 2 conflict
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
争
zhēng
  1. 1 to strive for
  2. 2 to vie for
  3. 3 to argue or debate
  4. 4 deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. 5 how or what (literary)
争取
zhēng qǔ
  1. 1 to fight for
  2. 2 to strive for
  3. 3 to win over
争吵
zhēng chǎo
  1. 1 to quarrel
  2. 2 dispute
争夺
zhēng duó
  1. 1 to fight over
  2. 2 to contest
  3. 3 to vie over
争气
zhēng qì
  1. 1 to work hard for sth
  2. 2 to resolve on improvement
  3. 3 determined not to fall short
竞争
jìng zhēng
  1. 1 to compete
  2. 2 competition
锋芒
fēng máng
  1. 1 tip (of pencil, spear etc)
  2. 2 sharp point
  3. 3 cutting edge
  4. 4 spearhead
  5. 5 vanguard
不争
bù zhēng
  1. 1 widely known
  2. 2 incontestable
  3. 3 undeniable
  4. 4 to not strive for
  5. 5 to not contend for
不争气
bù zhēng qì
  1. 1 to be disappointing
  2. 2 to fail to live up to expectations
中锋
zhōng fēng
  1. 1 midfielder
  2. 2 center (basketball)
  3. 3 center forward (hockey, football)
交锋
jiāo fēng
  1. 1 to cross swords
  2. 2 to have a confrontation (with sb)
刀锋
dāo fēng
  1. 1 cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
前锋
qián fēng
  1. 1 vanguard
  2. 2 front line
  3. 3 a forward (sports)
力争
lì zhēng
  1. 1 to work hard for
  2. 2 to do all one can
  3. 3 to contend strongly
抗争
kàng zhēng
  1. 1 to resist
  2. 2 to make a stand and fight (against)
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
  1. 1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
  1. 1 lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
  2. 2 making every second count
争执
zhēng zhí
  1. 1 to dispute
  2. 2 to disagree
  3. 3 to argue opinionatedly
  4. 4 to wrangle

Idioms (20)

不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
  1. 1 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
  2. 2 fierce rivalry
  3. 3 tug-of-war
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
  1. 1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
  2. 2 every moment counts
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
及锋而试
jí fēng ér shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
  1. 1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
  1. 1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
  1. 1 lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
  2. 2 making every second count
争名夺利
zhēng míng duó lì
  1. 1 to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
  2. 2 only interested in personal gain
争权夺利
zhēng quán duó lì
  1. 1 scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
  2. 2 a storm in a teacup
百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
  1. 1 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
  1. 1 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
蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
  1. 1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
触斗蛮争
chù dòu mán zhēng
  1. 1 constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
  2. 2 struggle for personal gain

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