竞

jìng

contend, vie, compete

How to write 竞, stroke by stroke

to compete; to contend; to struggle

Ideographic: To stand up 立 to a foe 兄

Made of 立 + 兄

竞选jìng xuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office
竞争jìng zhēngto compete; competition
竞赛jìng sàito compete; to race; contest; competition; match; race
竞技场jìng jì chǎngarena
竞技jìng jìcompetition of skill (e.g. sports); athletics tournament
竞争者jìng zhēng zhěcompetitor
竞争对手jìng zhēng duì shǒurival; competitor
竞价jìng jiàprice competition; bid (in an auction); to compete on price; to bid against sb
竞争力jìng zhēng lìcompetitive strength; competitiveness
竞拍jìng pāito bid (at an auction); auction
竞选活动jìng xuǎn huó dòng(election) campaign
公平竞争gōng píng jìng zhēngfair competition

他被竞争公司挖去了。
tā bèi jìng zhēng gōng sī wā qù le 。
He was hired away by a rival company.
你应该去竞选城市委员会。
nǐ yīng gāi qù jìng xuǎn chéng shì wěi yuán huì 。
You should run for city council.
你应该竞选市长。
nǐ yīng gāi jìng xuǎn shì zhǎng 。
You should run for mayor.
他试着赢得竞赛。
tā shì zhe yíng dé jìng sài 。
He endeavored to win the contest.
我爸爸参加了料理竞赛并得了第一名。
wǒ bà ba cān jiā le liào lǐ jìng sài bìng dé le dì yī míng 。
My father participated in a cooking contest and came in first.