Usage of the character 争

War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝／共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東／毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府／国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石

zhǐzhēngzhāoxī

只争朝夕

[只爭朝夕]

(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time

Zhèngrénzhēngnián

郑人争年

[鄭人爭年]

Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom)
a futile quarrel

Bùnì Zhànzhēng

布匿战争

[布匿戰爭]

the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage

bǎijiāzhēngmíng

百家争鸣

[百家爭鳴]

a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

chùdòumánzhēng

触斗蛮争

[觸鬥蠻爭]

constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
struggle for personal gain

wúkězhēngyì

无可争议

[無可爭議]

undeniable; uncontroversial

yùbàngxiāngzhēng

鹬蚌相争

[鷸蚌相爭]

abbr. for 鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利／鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利 (yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì)

jùlǐlìzhēng

据理力争

[據理力爭]

to contend on strong grounds
to argue strongly for what is right

jiējídòuzhēng

阶级斗争

[階級鬥爭]

class struggle

Cháoxiǎn Zhànzhēng

朝鲜战争

[朝鮮戰爭]

Korean War (1950-1953)

Bǐngzǐ Zhànzhēng

丙子战争

[丙子戰爭]

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

Liǎng Yī Zhànzhēng

两伊战争

[兩伊戰爭]

Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng

鸦片战争

[鴉片戰爭]

the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861

jìngzhēngmóshì

竞争模式

[競爭模式]

competition model

zhēngyándòuyàn

争妍斗艳

[爭妍鬥艷]

contending for supreme beauty (esp. of flowers, scenery, painting etc)
vying in beauty and glamor

Liù Rì Zhànzhēng

六日战争

[六日戰爭]

the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors

Chǔ Hàn Zhànzhēng

楚汉战争

[楚漢戰爭]

Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦／刘邦 ( Liú Bāng) of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽／项羽 ( Xiàng Yǔ) of Chu

liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng

两虎相争

[兩虎相爭]

lit. two tigers fighting (idiom)
fig. fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries

Dīngmǎo Zhànzhēng

丁卯战争

[丁卯戰爭]

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

zhǐzhēngdànxī

只争旦夕

[只爭旦夕]

see 只爭朝夕／只争朝夕 (zhǐzhēngzhāoxī)

zhēngqǔshíxiào

争取时效

[爭取時效]

to strive to get sth done while the timing is right

Xīngjì Zhēngbà

星际争霸

[星際爭霸]

StarCraft (video game series)

nèibùdòuzhēng

内部斗争

[內部鬥爭]

internal power struggle

Jiǎng Guìzhànzhēng

蒋桂战争

[蔣桂戰爭]

confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction

Zhōng Yuè Zhànzhēng

中越战争

[中越戰爭]

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

zhēngqiánghàoshèng

争强好胜

[爭強好勝]

competitive
ambitious and aggressive
to desire to beat others

Zhí Wǎnzhànzhēng

直皖战争

[直皖戰爭]

war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government

rénmínzhànzhēng

人民战争

[人民戰爭]

people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign

Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng

甲午战争

[甲午戰爭]

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

zhèngxiéxiāngzhēng

正邪相争

[正邪相爭]

term in TCM describing the progress of disease as an opposition between vital energy 正氣／正气 (zhèngqì) and pathogeny 邪氣／邪气 (xiéqì)

qīnlüèzhànzhēng

侵略战争

[侵略戰爭]

war of aggression

Zhōng Fǎ Zhànzhēng

中法战争

[中法戰爭]

Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam)

yǔshìwúzhēng

与世无争

[與世無爭]

(idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs

shìxízhīzhēng

世袭之争

[世襲之爭]

succession struggle
dispute over inheritance

zhēngquánduólì

争权夺利

[爭權奪利]

scramble for power and profit (idiom); power struggle

gōngpíngjìngzhēng

公平竞争

[公平競爭]

fair competition

fǎnkǒngzhànzhēng

反恐战争

[反恐戰爭]

war on terrorism

fǎn Yuándòuzhēng

反袁斗争

[反袁鬥爭]

war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic

zhēngqǔshíjiān

争取时间

[爭取時間]

to act with urgency
to buy time

zhēngmíngduólì

争名夺利

[爭名奪利]

to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth
only interested in personal gain

hùfǎzhànzhēng

护法战争

[護法戰爭]

National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor

fēnmiǎobìzhēng

分秒必争

[分秒必爭]

seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
every moment counts

Xīnghǎi Zhēngbà

星海争霸

[星海爭霸]

StarCraft (video game series) (Tw)

zhēngjīnlùnliǎng

争斤论两

[爭斤論兩]

to haggle over every ounce (idiom)
to to fuss over minor points
to be particular about sth

lìzhēngshàngyóu

力争上游

[力爭上游]

to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
to have high ambitions

quánlìfēnzhēng

权力纷争

[權力紛爭]

power struggle

Rì E Zhànzhēng

日俄战争

[日俄戰爭]

the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan

yǐdòuwōzhēng

蚁斗蜗争

[蟻鬥蝸爭]

lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling

Yuènán Zhànzhēng

越南战争

[越南戰爭]

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng

抗日战争

[抗日戰爭]

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

Hǎiwān Zhànzhēng

海湾战争

[海灣戰爭]

(Persian) Gulf War

Pǔ Fǎ Zhànzhēng

普法战争

[普法戰爭]

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

jiějuézhēngduān

解决争端

[解決爭端]

to settle a dispute

zhēngxiānkǒnghòu

争先恐后

[爭先恐後]

striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

shìchǎngjìngzhēng

市场竞争

[市場競爭]

market competition

zhēngzhíbùxià

争执不下

[爭執不下]

to quarrel endlessly

Hùguó Zhànzhēng

护国战争

[護國戰爭]

National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱／袁世凯 ( Yuán Shìkǎi) as emperor

zhèngyìdòuzhēng

正义斗争

[正義鬥爭]

righteous struggle

míngzhēng'àndòu

明争暗斗

[明爭暗鬥]

(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly

lóngzhēnghǔdòu

龙争虎斗

[龍爭虎鬥]

lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants

quánlìdòuzhēng

权力斗争

[權力鬥爭]

power struggle

Méiguī Zhànzhēng

玫瑰战争

[玫瑰戰爭]

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)

zhēngfēngchīcù

争风吃醋

[爭風吃醋]

to rival sb for the affection of a man or woman
to be jealous of a rival in a love affair

jìngzhēngchǎnpǐn

竞争产品

[競爭產品]

competing product; competitor's product

zhēngchánglùnduǎn

争长论短

[爭長論短]

lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom)
fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues

zhēngfēnduómiǎo

争分夺秒

[爭分奪秒]

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
making every second count

guónèizhànzhēng

国内战争

[國內戰爭]

civil war
internal struggle

Chǔ Hàn Xiāngzhēng

楚汉相争

[楚漢相爭]

see 楚漢戰爭／楚汉战争 ( Chǔ Hàn Zhànzhēng)

Zhànzhēngyǔ Hépíng

战争与和平

[戰爭與和平]

War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰／托尔斯泰

bùzhèngdàngjìngzhēng

不正当竞争

[不正當競爭]

unfair competition
illicit competition

Fǎnyòupài Dòuzhēng

反右派斗争

[反右派鬥爭]

Anti-Rightist Movement, Mao's purge of "rightists" after the Hundred Flowers Campaign ended in 1957

Liù Erwǔ Zhànzhēng

六二五战争

[六二五戰爭]

the Korean War (started June 25 1950)

Shúzuìrìzhànzhēng

赎罪日战争

[贖罪日戰爭]

the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors

Tàipíng Yáng Zhànzhēng

太平洋战争

[太平洋戰爭]

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

Kèlǐmù Zhànzhēng

克里木战争

[克里木戰爭]

the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Měiguó Dúlì Zhànzhēng

美国独立战争

[美國獨立戰爭]

American War of Independence (1775-1783)

guójìzhànzhēngzuìfǎtíng

国际战争罪法庭

[國際戰爭罪法庭]

International war crimes tribunal

bùzhēngmántouzhēngkǒuqì

不蒸馒头争口气

[不蒸饅頭爭口氣]

not to be crushed (idiom)
to be determined to have one's revenge

liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng,bìyǒuyīshāng

两虎相争，必有一伤

[兩虎相爭，必有一傷]

lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt

bǎihuāqífàng,bǎijiāzhēngmíng

百花齐放，百家争鸣

[百花齊放，百家爭鳴]

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

liǎngguóxiāngzhēng,bùzhǎnláishǐ

两国相争，不斩来使

[兩國相爭，不斬來使]

when two kingdoms are at war, they don't execute envoys (idiom)

yùbàngxiāngzhēng,yúwēngdélì

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

[鷸蚌相爭，漁翁得利]

lit. when the snipe and the clam grapple with each other, the fisherman catches them both (idiom)
fig. when two sides are locked in dispute, it's often a third party that benefits