争奇斗艳 zhēngqídòuyàn to vie for attention Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 争 爭 zhēng nounverb to strive to strive for; to vie for; to compete for something with others奇 qí adjectivenoun wonderful wonderful; excellent; fine; beautiful斗艳 鬥豔 dòuyàn to compete in beauty To compete in beauty or dazzle; to show off colorful and radiant appearance.