lock in a competition; vie secretly; go head-to-head
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to lock in a competition; to vie in secret; to go head-to-head
informalOften describes a state of rivalry where both parties are silently or openly trying to outdo each other, fueled by stubbornness or competition.
Dà大
huǒ伙
r儿
biào摽
zhe着
jìn劲
r儿
gàn干
，
kàn看
shuí谁
xiān先
wán完
chéng成
rèn任
wu务
。
Everyone is vying head-to-head, seeing who can finish the task first.
Tiē贴
guāng光
róng荣
bǎng榜
hòu后
méi没
jǐ几
tiān天
，
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
zǔ组
jiù就
gēn跟
yōu优
shèng胜
xiǎo小
zǔ组
biào摽
shang上
jìn劲
r儿
le了
。
Just a few days after the honor roll was posted, several groups locked in competition with the winning team.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
hái孩
zi子
biào摽
shang上
jìn劲
r儿
le了
，
shuí谁
yě也
bù不
kěn肯
xiān先
rèn认
shū输
。
These two kids are in a stubborn rivalry; neither is willing to admit defeat first.
Tā他
men们
liǎ俩
zài在
gōng工
zuò作
shang上
yī一
zhí直
biào摽
zhe着
jìn劲
r儿
，
dōu都
xiǎng想
dé得
dào到
jìn晋
shēng升
。
They've been competing head-to-head at work, both wanting that promotion.