竞 (jìng): to compete, to contend, to struggle
竞 (jìng) is a Chinese character meaning “to compete.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 立 (structural) and 兄 (structural). It ranks #1099 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 竞 to stand up 立 to a foe 兄. Its radical form 立 (stand) appears in many related characters such as 站 (zhàn, station), 立 (lì, to stand), 童 (tóng, child).
Definitions
- to compete
- to contend
- to struggle
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo stand up 立 to a foe 兄
Decomposition: ⿱立兄 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 竞
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 竞选 | jìng xuǎn | to take part in an election |
| 竞技 | jìng jì | competition of skill (e.g. sports) |
| 竞争力 | jìng zhēng lì | competitive strength |
| 竞争者 | jìng zhēng zhě | competitor |
| 竞技场 | jìng jì chǎng | arena |
| 竞价 | jìng jià | price competition |
| 竞逐 | jìng zhú | competition |
| 竞争性 | jìng zhēng xìng | competitive |
| 竞猜 | jìng cāi | to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc) |
| 物竞天择 | wù jìng tiān zé | natural selection |
| 竞走 | jìng zǒu | walking race (athletics event) |
| 竞相 | jìng xiāng | competitive |
| 不正当竞争 | bù zhèng dàng jìng zhēng | unfair competition |
| 竞争对手 | jìng zhēng duì shǒu | rival |
| 竞选活动 | jìng xuǎn huó dòng | (election) campaign |
竞 appears in 44 compound words: 77 as the first character, 5 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 竞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
市场竞争很激烈，我们要不断创新才能立足。
Shìchǎng jìngzhēng hěn jīliè, wǒmen yào bùduàn chuàngxīn cáinéng lìzú.
Market competition is fierce; we must constantly innovate to establish ourselves.
电竞女孩上映—政府“首部剧情电影计划”优胜电...
diàn jìng nǚ hái shàng yìng — zhèng fǔ shǒu bù jù qíng diàn yǐng jì huá yōu shèng diàn . . .
E-sports girl release - the government's "first feature film plan" winner...
州长竞选最新民调无明显领先者
zhōu cháng jìng xuǎn zuì xīn mín diào wú míng xiǎn lǐng xiān zhě
The latest polls for governor do not have a clear lead
扩产也来不及!全球记忆体荒将成AI竞争关键瓶颈 又一矽谷大老发声示警
kuò chǎn yě lái bù jí ! quán qiú jì yì tǐ huāng jiāng chéng A I jìng zhēng guān jiàn píng jǐng yòu yī 矽 gǔ dà lǎo fā shēng shì jǐng
It's too late to expand production! The global memory shortage will become a key bottleneck in AI competition, and another Silicon Valley elder has issued a warning
...法院推翻川普关税 美策略专家:反增加中国竞争力
. . . fǎ yuàn tuī fān chuān pǔ guān shuì měi cè lüè zhuān jiā : fǎn zēng jiā zhōng guó jìng zhēng lì
... The court overturned Trump's tariffs US strategists: anti-increase China's competitiveness
来怀柔过大年丨线路三:潮玩电竞闹新春,冰雪运动过大..
lái huái róu guò dà nián 丨 xiàn lù sān cháo wán diàn jìng nào xīn chūn , bīng xuě yùn dòng guò dà . .
The first time I've been to Huairou, I've been to the city, and I've been to the city, and I've been to the city, and I've been to the city, and I've been to the city, and I've been to the city.
十支队伍竞逐奖项。
Shí zhīduì wǔ jìngzhú jiǎngxiàng.
Ten teams competed for the prize.
我爸爸参加了料理竞赛并得了第一名。
Wǒ bàba cānjiā le liàolǐ jìngsài bìng dé le dì yī míng.
My father participated in a cooking contest and came in first.
但是，在「真实的大人世界」里是有很多竞争的。
Dànshì, zài 「 zhēnshí de dàren shìjiè 」 lǐ shì yǒu hěn duō jìngzhēng de.
And yet, in the "real adult world" there are a lot of competitions.
日本在高科技产业方面的竞争力很强。
Rìběn zài gāokējì chǎnyè fāngmiàn de jìngzhēnglì hěn qiáng.
Japan is highly competitive in high technology industries.
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