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竞争

jìng zhēng · jing zheng

Traditional 競爭

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to compete
  2. competition
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Two sweet potato stalls

  1. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)街上(jiēshang)有(yǒu)两家(liǎngjiā)卖(mài)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)的(de)。

    This street has two shops selling roasted sweet potatoes.

  2. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)的(de)竞争(jìngzhēng)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)激烈(jīliè)吧(ba)？

    Their competition must be fierce.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，今天(jīntiān)一家(yījiā)卖(mài)五块(wǔkuài)，一家(yījiā)卖(mài)四块(sìkuài)。

    Yes. Today one sells for five yuan, the other for four.

  4. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)的(de)竞争(jìngzhēng)，对(duì)我们(wǒmen)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)。

    Such competition is really good for us.

  5. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)他们(tāmen)是(shì)兄弟(xiōngdì)，晚上(wǎnshang)一起(yīqǐ)吃饭(chīfàn)。

    But they are brothers, and eat together at night.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)被(bèi)竞(jìng)争(zhēng)公(gōng)司(sī)挖(wā)去(qù)了(le)。

He was hired away by a rival company.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by MrShoval · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)系(xì)统(tǒng)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)继(jì)续(xù)离(lí)开(kāi)，公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)竞(jìng)争(zhēng)优(yōu)势(shì)将(jiāng)会(huì)被(bèi)削(xuē)弱(ruò)。

The company's competitive edge will be eroded if system engineers continue to leave.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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