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较量

jiào liàng · jiao liang

Traditional 較量

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to pit oneself against sb
  2. to compete with sb
  3. contest
  4. battle
  5. to haggle
  6. to quibble
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In a conversation

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A ping-pong match

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我们(wǒmen)来(lái)较量(jiàoliàng)一下(yīxià)，打(dǎ)乒乓球(pīngpāngqiú)！

    Let's have a match today. Ping-pong!

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，输(shū)的(de)人(rén)去(qù)捡球(jiǎnqiú)。

    Sure. The loser picks up the balls.

  3. Dengdeng

    第一局(dìyījú)，我(wǒ)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    First game, I won!

  4. Liangliang

    第二局(dìèrjú)，我们(wǒmen)再(zài)较量(jiàoliàng)一次(yīcì)。

    Second game, we compete again.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，球(qiú)飞(fēi)到(dào)树上(shùshàng)去(qù)了(le)！

    Oops, the ball flew up into the tree!

  6. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)球(qiú)是(shì)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)的(de)，所以(suǒyǐ)这(zhè)场(chǎng)较量(jiàoliàng)，你(nǐ)输(shū)了(le)。

    You hit that ball, so you lost this contest.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

两(liǎng)支(zhī)球(qiú)队(duì)明(míng)天(tiān)将(jiāng)在(zài)决(jué)赛(sài)中(zhōng)较(jiào)量(liàng)一(yì)番(fān)。

The two teams will compete against each other in the final tomorrow.

02

他(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)跟(gēn)朋(péng)友(you)较(jiào)量(liàng)棋(qí)艺(yì)，输(shū)了(le)也(yě)不(bú)生(shēng)气(qì)。

He likes to pit his chess skills against his friends, and he doesn't get angry even when he loses.

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