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竞争

HSK 5Word · Verb · NounTraditional競爭

compete; contend; competition

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to compete; to contend; to vie

Can take objects like 市场, 职位, 冠军.

Zhè这
liǎng两
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
zài在
jī激
liè烈
de地
jìng竞
zhēng争
 。

These two companies are competing fiercely.

Tā他
men们
zài在
jìng竞
zhēng争
tóng同
yī一
gè个
guǎn管
lǐ理
zhí职
wèi位
 。

They are competing for the same management position.

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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
tōng通
guò过
chuàng创
xīn新
lái来
jìng竞
zhēng争
shì市
chǎng场
 。

We need to compete for the market through innovation.

2.

noun

competition; rivalry

Often modified by adjectives like 激烈, 良性, 自由, 公平.

Shì市
chǎng场
jìng竞
zhēng争
yuè越
lái来
yuè越
jī激
liè烈
 。

Market competition is getting increasingly fierce.

Liáng良
xìng性
de的
jìng竞
zhēng争
yǒu有
lì利
yú于
tí提
gāo高
fú服
wù务
zhì质
liàng量
 。

Healthy competition helps improve service quality.

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Guó国
jiā家
zhī之
jiān间
cún存
zài在
zhe着
mào贸
yì易
jìng竞
zhēng争
 。

There is trade competition between countries.

Zì自
yóu由
jìng竞
zhēng争
shì是
shì市
chǎng场
jīng经
jì济
de的
jī基
chǔ础
 。

Free competition is the foundation of a market economy.