争 zhēng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
争相
zhēngxiāng
eagerly; competitively; one after another
Characters in this word
相 xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 政策公布后，各地企业争相申请试点资格，希望抢占先发优势。 Zhèngcè gōngbù hòu, gèdì qǐyè zhēngxiāng shēnqǐng shìdiǎn zīgé, xīwàng qiǎngzhàn xiānfā yōushì. After the policy was announced, companies across the country eagerly applied for pilot status, hoping to gain a first-mover advantage.
- 商店打折那天，顾客们争相购买便宜货。 Shāngdiàn dǎzhé nà tiān, gùkèmen zhēngxiāng gòumǎi piányihuò. On the day of the store's sale, customers eagerly snapped up the bargains.
- 奖学金开放申请后，学生们争相递交材料。 Jiǎngxuéjīn kāifàng shēnqǐng hòu, xuéshēngmen zhēngxiāng dìjiāo cáiliào. After scholarship applications opened, students eagerly submitted their documents.
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