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争

zhēng verb A2

Traditional: 爭

  1. to strive for
  2. to vie for
  3. to argue or debate
  4. deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. how or what (literary)
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相如毎朝时,常称病,不欲与廉颇争列。
史记·廉颇蔺相如列传, p. 6 · C2
秦兵后至,争山不得上,赵奢纵兵撃之,大破秦军。
史记·廉颇蔺相如列传, p. 8 · C2
客心争日月,来往预期程。
千家诗(卷一), p. 3 · C2

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