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争鸣

zhēng míng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to contend

Words Containing 争鸣

百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

Child Words of 争鸣

鸣
míng

to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

争
zhēng

to strive for