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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- zheng1
- English meanings
- be short of, disagree, argue, duel, arguement, compete, vie, dispute, contest, fence, be wanting, contend, debate, disputation, strive
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺈; bottom (Overlapping arrangement: first part 彐; second part 亅.).
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
levy
save; rescue
see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
earn; struggle free
government; politics
exact
precisely
disease; symptom
open
zither; kite
to evaporate
proof
serious; surname Zheng
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
He fights for first place.
- 02
Don't argue.
- 03
Fight for time.
- 04
Argue over a problem.
- 05
Rush to go.
- 06
Fierce competition.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 争先恐后
- 争光
- 争分夺秒
- 争取
- 争吵
- 争夺
- 争执
- 争气
- 争端
- 争议
- 争论
- 力争
- 战争
- 抗争
- 斗争
- 竞争