争 zhēng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
争光
zhēngguāng
to win honour for; to bring credit to
Characters in this word
光 guāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- ⺌ small 兀 weak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她在国际比赛中夺冠，为长期被忽视的传统项目争光。 Tā zài guójì bǐsài zhōng duóguàn, wèi chángqī bèi hūshì de chuántǒng xiàngmù zhēngguāng. By winning the international competition, she brought honour to a traditional discipline that had long been overlooked.
- 他希望用自己的成绩为家乡争光。 Tā xīwàng yòng zìjǐ de chéngjì wèi jiāxiāng zhēngguāng. He hopes to bring honour to his hometown with his achievements.
- 运动员们在赛场上奋力拼搏，为学校争光。 Yùndòngyuánmen zài sàichǎng shàng fènlì pīnbó, wèi xuéxiào zhēngguāng. The athletes fought hard on the field and brought honour to their school.
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