競爭

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
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kin-chên
• Min Nan (POJ): kēng-chng / kēng-cheng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìngzhēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqjeng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging⁶ zang¹
    • Yale: gihng jāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging⁶ dzang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging⁶ zeng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ²² t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kin-chên
    • Hakka Romanization System: gin zen´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gin⁴ zen¹
    • IPA: /kin⁵⁵ t͡sen²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kēng-chng
    • Tâi-lô: kīng-tsng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kexngzngf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kēng-cheng
    • Tâi-lô: kīng-tsing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kexngzefng
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

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

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).

Derived terms

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)

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Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

競爭 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 競争, hiragana きょうそう, rōmaji kyōsō)

1. Kyūjitai form of 競争: competition; contest

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Korean

Hanja in this term
競	爭

Noun

競爭 • (gyeongjaeng) (hangeul 경쟁)

1. Hanja form^? of 경쟁 (“competition”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
競	爭

Verb

競爭

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