How to say “argue” in Chinese
argue; compete for
“Argue” in Chinese is 争, zhēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
争 is read zhēng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound of 净 and 静 jìng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “争”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 争. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们一定要争取进入决赛。wǒmenyídìngyàozhēngqǔjìnrùjuésàiWe're definitely going to fight to make it to the final.
- 别争了听裁判的biézhēngle,tīngcáipàndeStop arguing, do what the referee says.
- 下一场比赛我们要争取胜利xiàyìchǎngbǐsàiwǒmenyàozhēngqǔshènglìIn the next match we'll fight for the win.
- 竞争越来越激烈，我们应该怎么应对？jìngzhēngyuèláiyuèjīliè,wǒmenyīnggāizěnmeyìngduìCompetition is getting fiercer — how should we deal with it?
- 两家公司之间的竞争不断加剧。liǎngjiāgōngsīzhījiāndejìngzhēngbúduànjiājùCompetition between the two companies keeps intensifying.
- 她一直在跟疾病斗争tāyìzhízàigēnjíbìngdòuzhēngShe has been fighting an illness all this time.
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More words from the lesson “The fight for victory”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “argue” in Chinese?
“Argue” in Chinese is 争, pinyin zhēng.
What does 争 mean?
争 (zhēng) means “argue; compete for”.
How do you write 争?
争 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 争?
争 is read zhēng. Tones: zhēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“argue” in the lesson “The fight for victory”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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