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争名夺利

zhēng míng duó lì

4-character word Traditional 爭名奪利

What 争名夺利 means

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

The characters in 争名夺利

• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)
• 夺duóto seize; to take away forcibly; to wrest control of
• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage