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竞

jìng

HSK 4 Character Traditional 競

What 竞 means

1. to compete
2. to contend
3. to struggle

Example sentences

• 他将竞选市长。
  He is going to run for mayor.
• 我和他竞争冠军。
  Wǒ hé tā jìngzhēng guànjūn.
  I competed with him for the championship.
• 他试着赢得竞赛。
  Tā shìzhe yíngdé jìngsài.
  He endeavored to win the contest.
• 你应该竞选市长。
  You should run for mayor.
• 汤姆要竞选市长。
  Tom is going to run for mayor.
• 汤姆在竞选国会议员
  Tāngmǔ zài jìngxuǎn guóhuìyìyuán
  Tom is running for Congress.

Words starting with 竞

• 竞争jìng zhēngto compete; competition
• 竞赛jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
• 竞选jìng xuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office
• 竞争力jìng zhēng lìcompetitive strength; competitiveness
• 竞技jìng jìcompetition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament
• 竞猜jìng cāito try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc)
• 竞争者jìng zhēng zhěcompetitor
• 竞相jìng xiāngcompetitive; eagerly; to vie
• 竞价jìng jiàprice competition; bid (in an auction); to compete on price
• 竞技场jìng jì chǎngarena
• 竞争性jìng zhēng xìngcompetitive
• 竞品jìng pǐncompeting product; rival product
• 竞渡jìng dùrowing competition; boat race; swimming competition (e.g. to cross river or lake)
• 竞租jìng zūrent-seeking (economics)
• 竞答jìng dáto compete to answer questions (in class)
• 竞购jìng gòuto bid competitively; to compete to buy (at auction)
• 竞走jìng zǒuwalking race (athletics event)
• 竞速jìng sù(sports) to race; racing
• 竞技性jìng jì xìngcompetitive
• 竞赛者jìng sài zhěplayer
• 竞技动物jìng jì dòng wùanimals used in blood sports
• 竞业条款jìng yè tiáo kuǎnnon-compete clause (law)
• 竞争对手jìng zhēng duì shǒurival; competitor
• 竞争模式jìng zhēng mó shìcompetition model

Words containing 竞

• 电竞diàn jìngvideo gaming (as a sport); e-sports (abbr. for 电子竞技
• 公平竞争gōng píng jìng zhēngfair competition
• 市场竞争shì chǎng jìng zhēngmarket competition
• 物竞天择wù jìng tiān zénatural selection
• 直接竞争zhí jiē jìng zhēngdirect competitor; direct competition
• 军备竞赛jūn bèi jìng sàiarms race; armament(s) race
• 电子竞技diàn zǐ jìng jìvideo gaming (as a sport); e-sports (abbr. to 电竞
• 不正当竞争bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēngunfair competition; illicit competition
• 标新竞异biāo xīn jìng yìto start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
• 雌竞cí jìng(slang) negative, toxic competition between women…

Characters that look like 竞

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 览lǎnto look at; to view; to read
• 党dǎngparty; association; club
• 竟jìngunexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 柬jiǎncard; note; letter
• 瓷cíchinaware; porcelain; china

Sounds the same

Read jìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 境border; place; condition
• 静still; calm; quiet
• 净clean; completely; only
• 竟unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
• 镜mirror; lens
• 敬(bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely
• 径footpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly; straight; diameter
• 靓to make up (one's face); to dress; (of one's dress) beautiful
• 靖(bound form) peaceful; (bound form) to pacify; to suppress
• 婧(literary) (of a woman) slender; delicate; (literary) (of a woman) talented
• 劲stalwart; sturdy; strong
• 迳used in personal names and place names