zhēng HSK3

strife, quarrel

Senses

/ 爭 zhēng to strive

to strive for; to vie for; to compete for something with others

/ 爭 zhēng to argue

to argue; to debate; to disagree or be at odds with someone

/ 爭 zhēng to be short of

(dialect) to be short of; to be wanting; to be lacking

/ 爭 zhēng how

(literary) how; why; used similarly to zěn

/ 爭 zhēng surname

a Chinese surname

/ 爭 zhēng to differ

to differ; to fall short of a standard; to have a discrepancy

References

same_as 争/爭 怎/怎
same_as 诤/諍 争/爭