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HSK
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to contend

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zheng1 zhēng

Meaning


Primary

to contend

Alternatives

contend, contends, contending, contended, fight, to fight

Mnemonic


[zh-] James Bond is in [1] front of the [-(e)ng] English manor where 争 contends with the rich kids who have hired him to teach them how to fight. They stand on the immaculate lawn surrounding James Bond, each holding a ⺈ dagger, ready 争 to contend. They jump onto James Bond one by one, but James Bond is able 争 to contend with them just fine with a single pen as his sole weapon, defeating all of them. Goes to show: you never want 争 to contend with James Bond, ever. Even if you pay him.

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