争宠
zhēng chǒng
Pinyin

Definition

争宠
 - 
zhēng chǒng
  1. to strive for favor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

宠物
chǒng wù
  1. 1 house pet
战争
zhàn zhēng
  1. 1 war
  2. 2 conflict
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
争
zhēng
  1. 1 to strive for
  2. 2 to vie for
  3. 3 to argue or debate
  4. 4 deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. 5 how or what (literary)
争取
zhēng qǔ
  1. 1 to fight for
  2. 2 to strive for
  3. 3 to win over
争吵
zhēng chǎo
  1. 1 to quarrel
  2. 2 dispute
争夺
zhēng duó
  1. 1 to fight over
  2. 2 to contest
  3. 3 to vie over
争气
zhēng qì
  1. 1 to work hard for sth
  2. 2 to resolve on improvement
  3. 3 determined not to fall short
竞争
jìng zhēng
  1. 1 to compete
  2. 2 competition
不争
bù zhēng
  1. 1 widely known
  2. 2 incontestable
  3. 3 undeniable
  4. 4 to not strive for
  5. 5 to not contend for
不争气
bù zhēng qì
  1. 1 to be disappointing
  2. 2 to fail to live up to expectations
力争
lì zhēng
  1. 1 to work hard for
  2. 2 to do all one can
  3. 3 to contend strongly
受宠
shòu chǒng
  1. 1 to receive favor (from superior)
  2. 2 favored
  3. 3 pampered
受宠若惊
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
  1. 1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
哗众取宠
huá zhòng qǔ chǒng
  1. 1 sensationalism
  2. 2 vulgar claptrap to please the crowds
  3. 3 playing to the gallery
  4. 4 demagogy
失宠
shī chǒng
  1. 1 to lose favor
  2. 2 in disfavor
  3. 3 disgraced
宠
chǒng
  1. 1 to love
  2. 2 to pamper
  3. 3 to spoil
  4. 4 to favor
宠儿
chǒng ér
  1. 1 pet
  2. 2 favorite
  3. 3 darling
宠坏
chǒng huài
  1. 1 to spoil (a child etc)
宠幸
chǒng xìng
  1. 1 (old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards
宠爱
chǒng ài
  1. 1 to dote on sb

Idioms (20)

不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
你争我夺
nǐ zhēng wǒ duó
  1. 1 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
  2. 2 fierce rivalry
  3. 3 tug-of-war
两国相争，不斩来使
liǎng guó xiāng zhēng , bù zhǎn lái shǐ
  1. 1 when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)
两虎相争
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng
  1. 1 two tigers fighting (idiom); fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
  1. 1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
  2. 2 every moment counts
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
  1. 1 to seize every minute (idiom)
  2. 2 to make the best use of one's time
宠妾灭妻
chǒng qiè miè qī
  1. 1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
  2. 2 spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife
宠擅专房
chǒng shàn zhuān fáng
  1. 1 an especially favored concubine (idiom)
明争暗斗
míng zhēng àn dòu
  1. 1 to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
争先恐后
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
  1. 1 striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
争分夺秒
zhēng fēn duó miǎo
  1. 1 lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
  2. 2 making every second count
争名夺利
zhēng míng duó lì
  1. 1 to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
  2. 2 only interested in personal gain
争权夺利
zhēng quán duó lì
  1. 1 scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
  2. 2 a storm in a teacup
百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
  1. 1 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
  1. 1 a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
  1. 1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
触斗蛮争
chù dòu mán zhēng
  1. 1 constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
  2. 2 struggle for personal gain

Sample Sentences

我们即便除掉了容娘娘，以后还会冒出无数个容娘娘来争宠。而皇后却只有一个。她虽然没能生育龙种，可地位依然稳如泰山。这说明皇上非常信任她。娘娘自己看，她是不是您最大的敌人呢？
wǒmen jíbiàn chúdiào le Róng niángniang ，yǐhòu hái huì mào chū wúshù gè Róng niángniang lái zhēngchǒng 。ér huánghòu què zhǐyǒu yāo gè 。tā suīrán méi néng shēngyù lóngzhǒng ，kě dìwèi yīrán wěnrútàishān 。zhè shuōmíng huángshang fēicháng xìnrèn tā 。niángniang zìjǐ kàn ，tā shì bù shì nín zuì dà de dírén ne ？
Even if we got rid of Lady Rong, an endless number of Lady Rongs would spring up to compete for the Emperor's favor. But there's only one Empress. Even though she's never given birth to a son, her status is as secure as Mount Tai. That means that the Emperor really trusts her. Look, my lady-- isn't she your biggest enemy?
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