争夺
Old HSK 6
争夺 (zhēngduó) · to fight over
争夺 (zhēngduó) means “to fight over; to compete for”. It is written with 2 characters: 争 (to argue) + 夺 (to rob). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 争夺 is built
The characters
争 zhēng · to argue
What 争 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
夺 duó · to rob
What 夺 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 寸cùn — inch
Example sentences
两个队在争夺冠军。Liǎng gè duì zài zhēngduó guànjūn.Two teams are competing for the title.
孩子们在争夺一个玩具。Háizimen zài zhēngduó yí gè wánjù.The children are fighting over a toy.
Questions about 争夺
What does 争夺 mean?
争夺 (zhēngduó) means “to fight over; to compete for”.
How do you pronounce 争夺?
争夺 is pronounced zhēngduó.
Which HSK level is 争夺?
争夺 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 争取zhēngqǔto try hard to
- 战争zhànzhēngwar
- 争论zhēnglùnto argue
- 竞争jìngzhēngto compete
- 斗争dòuzhēngstruggle
- 力争lìzhēngto strive for
- 争端zhēngduāndispute
- 争气zhēngqìto do one credit
- 争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòuto scramble to be first
- 争议zhēngyìdispute
Learn 争夺 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 232: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.