争抢
zhēng qiǎng
Pinyin

Definition

争抢
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zhēng qiǎng
  1. to fight over
  2. to scramble for

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhàn zhēng
  1. 1 war
  2. 2 conflict
  3. 3 CL:場|场[cháng],次[cì]
qiāng
  1. 1 see 搶風|抢风[qiāng fēng]
zhēng duó
  1. 1 to fight over
  2. 2 to contest
  3. 3 to vie over
bù zhēng
  1. 1 widely known
  2. 2 incontestable
  3. 3 undeniable
  4. 4 to not strive for
  5. 5 to not contend for
bù zhēng qì
  1. 1 to be disappointing
  2. 2 to fail to live up to expectations
lì zhēng
  1. 1 to work hard for
  2. 2 to do all one can
  3. 3 to contend strongly
kàng zhēng
  1. 1 to resist
  2. 2 to make a stand and fight (against)
qiǎng zhàn
  1. 1 to seize (the strategic high ground)
qiǎng xiān
  1. 1 to rush (to do sth urgent)
  2. 2 to try to be the first
  3. 3 to forestall
qiǎng jié
  1. 1 to rob
  2. 2 looting
qiǎng jié àn
  1. 1 robbery
  2. 2 holdup
qiǎng shǒu
  1. 1 (of goods) popular
  2. 2 in great demand
qiǎng jiù
  1. 1 to rescue
qiǎng yǎn
  1. 1 eye-catching
qiǎng gòu
  1. 1 to buy frenetically
  2. 2 to snap up (bargains, dwindling supplies etc)
qiǎng zǒu
  1. 1 to snatch (esp related to a robbery)
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)
zhēng qǔ
  1. 1 to fight for
  2. 2 to strive for
  3. 3 to win over
zhēng chǎo
  1. 1 to quarrel
  2. 2 dispute
zhēng zhí
  1. 1 to dispute
  2. 2 to disagree
  3. 3 to argue opinionatedly
  4. 4 to wrangle

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
抢险救灾
qiǎng xiǎn jiù zāi
  1. 1 to provide relief during times of emergency and disaster (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
郑人争年
Zhèng rén zhēng nián
  1. 1 Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
  2. 2 a futile quarrel

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