fight to determine the winner; compete for superiority
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fight or compete to determine who is the winner or superior; to settle the score
formalOften used in competitive contexts such as sports, business, or battles. Can be used with '一' as '一决雌雄'. Originally refers to determining the sex of animals, later metaphorically extended to mean determining superiority.
Jīn今
tiān天
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
zài在
sài赛
chǎng场
shàng上
yī一
jué决
cí雌
xióng雄
！
Today we will fight it out on the field to determine who is the winner!
Liǎng两
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
jué决
yī一
cí雌
xióng雄
。
The two companies decided to compete in the market to determine which is superior.
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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
jué决
cí雌
xióng雄
de的
jiào较
liàng量
。
This is a contest to decide the winner.