(jìng zhēng) - to compete, competition in Mandarin

jìngzhēng

Traditional: 競爭

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Translation

to compete, competition

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Stroke order

Stroke order for 竞

竞

Stroke order for 争

争

Examples

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The two companies are competing.

激jī烈liè。

Competition is fierce now.

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Lots of people are competing for this job.

竞争 (jìngzhēng) is both the verb to compete and the noun competition, so 竞争很激烈 (the competition is fierce) and 竞争对手 (rival) both work. It is more formal than 比赛 (bǐsài), which is a specific match or contest.

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