争 zhēng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
争执
zhēngzhí
dispute; argument; to dispute
Characters in this word
执 zhí
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 丸 ball, pebble, pellet, pill
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 双方的争执最初只是技术路线不同，后来却演变成部门之间的对立。 Shuāngfāng de zhēngzhí zuìchū zhǐshì jìshù lùxiàn bùtóng, hòulái què yǎnbiàn chéng bùmén zhījiān de duìlì. The dispute between the two sides was initially only a difference in technical approach, but later developed into opposition between departments.
- 他们为了一点小事争执起来，谁也不让谁。 Tāmen wèile yīdiǎn xiǎoshì zhēngzhí qǐlái, shéi yě bú ràng shéi. They started arguing over a trivial matter, neither willing to give in.
- 避免争执的最好办法是多听对方的意见。 Bìmiǎn zhēngzhí de zuì hǎo bànfǎ shì duō tīng duìfāng de yìjiàn. The best way to avoid disputes is to listen more to the other side's opinion.
Related words
- 争 zhēng to fight for; to argue
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 战争 zhànzhēng war
- 争论 zhēnglùn to argue
- 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete; competition
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy
- 斗争 dòuzhēng to struggle; struggle, fight
- 争吵 zhēngchǎo to quarrel, to argue
- 争夺 zhēngduó to fight for, to compete for
- 抗争 kàngzhēng to resist; to struggle
- 力争 lìzhēng to strive for; to make every effort to obtain
- 争辩 zhēngbiàn to argue; to debate; to dispute