爭
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zhēng · to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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爫Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 爭

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Example sentences

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Zhēng lùn shì tā shì méi yǒu yòng de.爭論是它是沒有用的。

It is no use arguing about it.

Source: Tatoeba #797027 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Hěn duō rén zài zhàn zhēng zhōng bèi shā.很多人在戰爭中被殺。

Many people were killed in the war.

Source: Tatoeba #894351 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà chǎng zhàn zhēng sǐ le hěn duō rén.那場戰爭死了很多人。

As a result of the war, many people died.

Source: Tatoeba #389911 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu zōng jiào dōu xiǎng yào hé píng, yào zhàn zhēng de dōu shì bié rén.所有宗教都想要和平,要戰爭的都是別人。

All religions want peace, it's the others who want war.

Source: Tatoeba #12550049 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dōu dào le zhè dì bù, gēn tā zhēng lùn yě méi yǒu yòng.都到了這地步,跟他爭論也沒有用。

There was no point in arguing with him at this point.

Source: Tatoeba #8091305 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hé tā fù qīn de zhēng chǎo bào fā le.她和她父親的爭吵爆發了。

An argument erupted between her and her father.

Source: Tatoeba #5640711 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 爭 in context

  1. Say zhēng, then recall the core meaning: to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 爭 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.