競爭

See also: 競争

Chinese

		to compete; to contend; to struggle	struggle; fight
trad. (競爭)		競	爭
simp. (竞争)		竞	争
anagram		爭競／争竞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìngzhēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging⁶ zang¹ / ging³ zang¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kin-chên
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kēng-cheng / kēng-chng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gêng⁶ zên¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìngzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìngjheng
    • Wade–Giles: ching⁴-chêng¹
    • Yale: jìng-jēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqjeng
    • Palladius: цзинчжэн (czinčžɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging⁶ zang¹ / ging³ zang¹
    • Yale: gihng jāng / ging jāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging⁶ dzang¹ / ging³ dzang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging⁶ zeng¹ / ging³ zeng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ²² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/, /kɪŋ³³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kin-chên
    • Hakka Romanization System: gin zen^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gin⁴ zen¹
    • Sinological IPA: /kin⁵⁵ t͡sen²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kēng-cheng
    • Tâi-lô: kīng-tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kexngzefng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kēng-chng
    • Tâi-lô: kīng-tsng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kexngzngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sŋ̍³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gêng⁶ zên¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kĕng tseⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /keŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³³/

Verb

競爭

1. to compete

   激烈競爭／激烈竞争  ―  jīliè jìngzhēng  ―  fierce competition

   良性競爭／良性竞争  ―  liángxìng jìngzhēng  ―  healthy competition

   競爭優勢／竞争优势  ―  jìngzhēng yōushì  ―  competitive advantage

   競爭對手／竞争对手  ―  jìngzhēng duìshǒu  ―  competitor

Usage notes

競爭／竞争 (jìngzhēng) refers to competition in a general sense; for competition as an event or contest, use 競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài) or 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài).

Synonyms

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• 爭奪／争夺 (zhēngduó)
• 爭搶／争抢 (zhēngqiǎng)
• 逼搶／逼抢 (bīqiǎng) (sports)

 

Derived terms

• 不正當競爭／不正当竞争 (bù zhèngdàng jìngzhēng)
• 惡性競爭／恶性竞争
• 生存競爭／生存竞争
• 競爭上崗／竞争上岗
• 競爭力／竞争力 (jìngzhēnglì)
• 競爭機制／竞争机制
• 自由競爭／自由竞争 (zìyóu jìngzhēng)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (競爭):

• → Japanese: 競(きょう)争(そう) (kyōsō)
• → Korean: 경쟁(競爭) (gyeongjaeng)
• → Vietnamese: cạnh tranh (競爭)

See also

• 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài)
• 競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
競	爭
きょう Grade: 4	そう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

競(きょう)爭(そう) • (kyōsō) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 競争: competition; contest

Korean

Hanja in this term
競	爭

Noun

競爭 • (gyeongjaeng) (hangeul 경쟁)

1. hanja form^? of 경쟁 (“competition”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
競	爭

Verb

競爭

1. chữ Hán form of cạnh tranh (“to compete”).