争持 爭持
争持 爭持 zhēng chí ㄓㄥ ㄔˊ zang1 ci4
- to refuse to concede
- not to give in
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争 爭
- 力争 力爭 lì zhēng ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ lik6 zang1 to work hard for
- 战争 戰爭 zhàn zhēng ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ zin3 zang1 war; conflict
- 抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng ㄎㄤˋ ㄓㄥ kong3 zang1 to resist
- 争光 爭光 zhēng guāng ㄓㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ zang1 gwong1 to win an honor
- 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 to fight for
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- 争吵 爭吵 zhēng chǎo ㄓㄥ ㄔㄠˇ zang1 caau2 to quarrel
- 争执 爭執 zhēng zhí ㄓㄥ ㄓˊ zang1 zap1 to dispute
- 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄛˊ zang1 dyut6 to fight over
- 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧˋ zang1 hei3 to work hard for sth
- 争端 爭端 zhēng duān ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zang1 dyun1 dispute
- 争论 爭論 zhēng lùn ㄓㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˋ zang1 leon6 to argue
- 争议 爭議 zhēng yì ㄓㄥ ㄧˋ zang1 ji5 controversy
- 争辩 爭辯 zhēng biàn ㄓㄥ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zang1 bin6 a dispute
- 竞争 競爭 jìng zhēng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ ging6 zang1 to compete
- 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng ㄉㄡˋ ㄓㄥ dau3 zang1 a struggle
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo ㄓㄥ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄠˇ zang1 fan1 dyut6 miu5 lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
- 不争 不爭 bù zhēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥ bat1 zang1 widely known
- 分争 分爭 fēn zhēng ㄈㄣ ㄓㄥ fan1 zang1 to dispute
- 息争 息爭 xī zhēng ㄒㄧ ㄓㄥ sik1 zang1 to settle a dispute
持
- 主持 zhǔ chí ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ zyu2 ci4 to take charge of
- 保持 bǎo chí ㄅㄠˇ ㄔˊ bou2 ci4 to keep
- 劫持 jié chí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ gip3 ci4 to kidnap
- 坚持 堅持 jiān chí ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ gin1 ci4 to persevere with
- 扶持 fú chí ㄈㄨˊ ㄔˊ fu4 ci4 to help
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- 把持 bǎ chí ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ baa2 ci4 to control
- 持久 chí jiǔ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ci4 gau2 lasting
- 持平 chí píng ㄔˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ci4 ping4 to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc)
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 持续 持續 chí xù ㄔˊ ㄒㄩˋ ci4 zuk6 to continue
- 挟持 挾持 xié chí ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄔˊ hip6 ci4 to seize (sb) by the arms
- 支持 zhī chí ㄓ ㄔˊ zi1 ci4 to be in favor of
- 维持 維持 wéi chí ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ wai4 ci4 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
- 主持人 zhǔ chí rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 ci4 jan4 host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
- 住持 zhù chí ㄓㄨˋ ㄔˊ zyu6 ci4 to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist
- 僵持 jiāng chí ㄐㄧㄤ ㄔˊ goeng1 ci4 to be deadlocked
- 免持 miǎn chí ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄔˊ min5 ci4 (Tw) hands-free (telephone function)
- 加持 jiā chí ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔˊ gaa1 ci4 (Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings
Idioms with these characters
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 触斗蛮争 觸鬥蠻爭 chù dòu mán zhēng ㄔㄨˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄇㄢˊ ㄓㄥ zuk1 dau3 maan4 zang1 constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
- 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄥ fan1 miu5 bit1 zang1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
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- 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ loeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1 lit. two tigers fighting (idiom)
- 力争上游 力爭上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
- 龙争虎斗 龍爭虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ lung4 zang1 fu2 dau3 lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
- 明争暗斗 明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
- 你争我夺 你爭我奪 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó ㄋㄧˇ ㄓㄥ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ nei5 zang1 ngo5 dyut6 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
- 蚁斗蜗争 蟻鬥蝸爭 yǐ dòu wō zhēng ㄧˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄨㄛ ㄓㄥ ngai5 dau3 wo1 zang1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
- 与世无争 與世無爭 yǔ shì wú zhēng ㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄓㄥ jyu5 sai3 mou4 zang1 (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 持橐簪笔 持橐簪筆 chí tuó zān bǐ ㄔˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄗㄢ ㄅㄧˇ ci4 tok3 zaam1 bat1 to serve as a counselor (idiom)
- 持之以恒 持之以恆 chí zhī yǐ héng ㄔˊ ㄓ ㄧˇ ㄏㄥˊ ci4 zi1 ji5 hang4 to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
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- 倒持泰阿 dào chí Tài ē ㄉㄠˋ ㄔˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄜ dou2 ci4 taai3 aa3 lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom)
- 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn ㄍㄜˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ gok3 ci4 gei2 gin3 each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
- 坚持不懈 堅持不懈 jiān chí bù xiè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ gin1 ci4 bat1 haai6 (idiom) to persevere unremittingly; to keep going until the end
- 坚持不渝 堅持不渝 jiān chí bù yú ㄐㄧㄢ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˊ gin1 ci4 bat1 jyu4 to stick to sth without change (idiom); to persevere
- 旷日持久 曠日持久 kuàng rì chí jiǔ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄖˋ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ kwong3 jat6 ci4 gau2 protracted (idiom)
- 危而不持 wēi ér bù chí ㄨㄟ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔˊ ngai4 ji4 bat1 ci4 national danger, but no support (idiom, from Analects); the future of the nation is at stake but no-one comes to the rescue
Example sentences
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南北 战争 戰爭 持续 持續 了 四 年 。
America's Civil War lasted four years.
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这 這 场 場 战争 戰爭 持续 持續 了 将近 將近 十 年 。
The war lasted nearly ten years.
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