競
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jìng · to compete, to contend, to vie

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20Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 競

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Example sentences

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Dàn shì, zài 「 zhēn shí de dà rén shì jiè 」 lǐ shì yǒu hěn duō jìng zhēng de.但是,在「真實的大人世界」裏是有很多競爭的。

And yet, in the "real adult world" there are a lot of competitions.

Source: Tatoeba #338933 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hé tā jìng zhēng guān jūn.我和他競爭冠軍。

I competed with him for the championship.

Source: Tatoeba #842489 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuǒ téng xiān shēng wèn le wǒ hěn duō yǒu guān jìng xuǎn de wèn tí.佐藤先生問了我很多有關競選的問題。

Mr. Sato asked me many questions about the election.

Source: Tatoeba #10325689 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rì běn zài gāo kē jì chǎn yè fāng miàn de jìng zhēng lì hěn qiáng.日本在高科技產業方面的競爭力很強。

Japan is highly competitive in high technology industries.

Source: Tatoeba #764070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiāng jìng xuǎn shì cháng.他將競選市長。

He is going to run for mayor.

Source: Tatoeba #804819 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiǎo dòu shì zài luó mǎ jìng jì chǎng zhōng bó dòu.角鬥士在羅馬競技場中搏鬥。

Gladiators fought in the Colosseum.

Source: Tatoeba #13846669 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 競 in context

  1. Say jìng, then recall the core meaning: to compete, to contend, to vie.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 競 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.