争 (zhēng) means Fight over (struggle - contend - argue). Below are 24 of the 39 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
两队在 争 夺冠军。
Liǎng duì zài zhēngduó guànjūn.
The two teams are contending for the championship.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 争夺
我们应该公平竞 争 。
Wǒmen yīnggāi gōngpíng jìngzhēng.
We should compete fairly.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 竞争
这个话题还有 争 论。
Zhège huàtí hái yǒu zhēnglùn.
There is still debate about this topic.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 争论
他阻止了这场 争 论。
Tā zǔzhǐ le zhè chǎng zhēnglùn.
He stopped the argument.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 阻止
这个行业的竞 争 很大。
Zhège hángyè de jìngzhēng hěn dà.
Competition in this industry is fierce.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 行业
大家都希望没有战 争 。
Dàjiā dōu xīwàng méiyǒu zhànzhēng.
Everyone hopes there will be no war.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 战争
我们要 争 取更多时间。
Wǒmen yào zhēngqǔ gèng duō shíjiān.
We should try to win more time.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 争取
他 争 取到了这个机会。
Tā zhēngqǔ dào le zhège jīhuì.
He fought for and won this opportunity.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 争取
他的言论引起了 争 议。
Tā de yánlùn yǐnqǐ le zhēngyì.
His remarks caused controversy.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 言论
他一定要为家里 争 气。
Tā yídìng yào wèi jiā lǐ zhēng qì.
He is determined to do his family proud.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 争气
大家 争 先恐后地报名。
Dàjiā zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de bàomíng.
Everyone rushed to sign up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 争先恐后
这个行业的竞 争 很激烈。
Zhège hángyè de jìngzhēng hěn jīliè.
Competition in this industry is fierce.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 竞争
这本书讲的是战 争 年代。
Zhè běn shū jiǎng de shì zhànzhēng niándài.
This book is about the years of war.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 战争
我们力 争 在月底前完工。
Wǒmen lìzhēng zài yuèdǐ qián wángōng.
We are doing all we can to finish before the end of the month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 力争
市场竞 争 就是优胜劣汰。
Shìchǎng jìngzhēng jiù shì yōushèngliètài.
Market competition is survival of the fittest.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 优胜劣汰
两国之间存在领土 争 端。
Liǎng guó zhījiān cúnzài lǐngtǔ zhēngduān.
There is a territorial dispute between the two countries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 争端
这个问题存在很大 争 议。
Zhège wèntí cúnzài hěn dà zhēngyì.
There is considerable controversy over this question.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 争议
他及时制止了这场 争 吵。
Tā jíshí zhìzhǐ le zhè chǎng zhēngchǎo.
He stopped the quarrel in time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 制止
竞 争 很残酷，但也很公平。
Jìngzhēng hěn cánkù, dàn yě hěn gōngpíng.
The competition is brutal, but it is also fair.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 残酷
他一生都在为公平而斗 争 。
Tā yìshēng dōu zài wèi gōngpíng ér dòuzhēng.
He struggled for fairness all his life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 斗争
他内心经历了激烈的斗 争 。
Tā nèixīn jīnglì le jīliè de dòuzhēng.
He went through a fierce inner struggle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 斗争
行业的竞 争 格局正在改变。
Hángyè de jìngzhēng géjú zhèngzài gǎibiàn.
The competitive landscape of the industry is changing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 格局
这片领土的归属曾有 争 议。
Zhè piàn lǐngtǔ de guīshǔ céng yǒu zhēngyì.
Ownership of this territory was once disputed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 领土
战 争 期间大量文物被掠夺。
Zhànzhēng qījiān dàliàng wénwù bèi lüèduó.
A great many cultural relics were plundered during the war.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 掠夺
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争 appears in 39 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
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How is 争 used in a sentence?
This page shows 39 sentences using 争 (zhēng, "Fight over (struggle - contend - argue)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 争 inside a longer word?
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