争夺

to fight over / to contest / to vie over

Characters and words in 争夺

zhe̅ng = zh + (e)ng1

to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)

争 = ⺈ + 肀 : Mnemonic symbol: The grim reaper, as 争 is often used in words involving war (...战争). In front of the engine ((e)ng1), the grim reaper (争) marks his next victims in passing. With a crayon (肀) he draws big "X"s on the crane (⺈) and James II of England (zh).

duó = du + o2

to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose

夺 = 大 + 寸 : Doggy Dog (du) programmed the robot (大) to seize (夺) a wiener from observatory's kitchen counter (o2). As the robot gives him the sausage Doggy Dog gives him the thumbs up (寸).

Words with 争夺

struggle

Sentences with 争夺

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