争斗 爭鬥
争斗 爭鬥 zhēng dòu ㄓㄥ ㄉㄡˋ zang1 dau3
- to struggle
- to fight
- struggle
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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
斗 鬥
- 奋斗 奮鬥 fèn dòu ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ fan5 dau3 to strive; to struggle
- 战斗 戰鬥 zhàn dòu ㄓㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ zin3 dau3 to fight
- 打斗 打鬥 dǎ dòu ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄡˋ daa2 dau3 to fight
- 搏斗 搏鬥 bó dòu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ bok3 dau3 to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
- 泰斗 tài dǒu ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄡˇ taai3 dau2 abbr. for 泰山北斗
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- 斗志 鬥志 dòu zhì ㄉㄡˋ ㄓˋ dau3 zi3 will to fight
- 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng ㄉㄡˋ ㄓㄥ dau3 zang1 a struggle
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
- 内斗 內鬥 nèi dòu ㄋㄟˋ ㄉㄡˋ noi6 dau3 internal strife
- 公斗 gōng dǒu ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄡˇ gung1 dau2 decaliter
- 冰斗 bīng dǒu ㄅㄧㄥ ㄉㄡˇ bing1 dau2 (geology) cirque
- 刁斗 diāo dǒu ㄉㄧㄠ ㄉㄡˇ diu1 dau2 soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches during the hours of darkness (in ancient times)
- 北斗 Běi dǒu ㄅㄟˇ ㄉㄡˇ bak1 dau2 Great Bear
- 升斗 shēng dǒu ㄕㄥ ㄉㄡˇ sing1 dau2 liter and decaliter dry measure
- 博斗 博鬥 bó dòu ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ bok3 dau3 to fight or argue on a blogging site (netspeak)
- 吊斗 diào dǒu ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄡˇ diu3 dau2 (a container) carried suspended or underslung
- 墨斗 mò dǒu ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄡˇ mak6 dau2 carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
- 好斗 好鬥 hào dòu ㄏㄠˋ ㄉㄡˋ hou3 dau3 to be warlike
- 山斗 shān dǒu ㄕㄢ ㄉㄡˇ saan1 dau2 abbr. for 泰山北斗
- 巴斗 bā dǒu ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ baa1 dau2 variant of 笆斗
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
- 步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄍㄤ bou6 dau2 daap6 gong1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄤ ㄊㄚˋ ㄉㄡˇ bou6 gong1 daap6 dau2 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
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- 单打独斗 單打獨鬥 dān dǎ dú dòu ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄡˋ daan1 daa2 duk6 dau3 to fight alone (idiom)
- 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧ dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 斗鸡走马 鬥雞走馬 dòu jī zǒu mǎ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧ ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ dau3 gai1 zau2 maa5 cock-fighting and horse-racing (idiom); to gamble
- 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo ㄍㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngau1 sam1 dau3 gok3 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
- 夸多斗靡 誇多鬥靡 kuā duō dòu mǐ ㄎㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄉㄡˋ ㄇㄧˇ kwaa1 do1 dau3 mei5 (idiom) to use literary phrases in one's writing to show off one's erudition
- 困兽犹斗 困獸猶鬥 kùn shòu yóu dòu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄡˋ kwan3 sau3 jau4 dau3 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
Example sentences
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狮子 獅子 为了 為了 得到 食物 相互 争斗 爭鬥 。
The lions fought with each other to get food.
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若 有人 争斗 爭鬥 ， 一 人 以 石头 石頭 或 拳头 拳頭 打 了 邻人 鄰人 ， 虽 雖 未 致死 ， 却 卻 使 其 卧床 臥床 不 起 ： 若 其后 其後 能 起身 、 扶 杖 行走 于 於 外 ， 则 則 打 人 者 可 免于 免於 刑 责 責 ， 但 须 須 赔偿 賠償 对方 對方 因此 耽误 耽誤 的 工钱 工錢 ， 并 並 承担 承擔 其 医治 醫治 的 费用 費用 。
If men quarrel, and the one strike his neighbour with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff, he that struck him shall be quit, yet so that he make restitution for his work, and for his expenses upon the physicians.
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