爭持 [争－]

Jyutping zang1 ci4
Pinyin zhēng chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to refuse to concede
  2. not to give in
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to refuse to give in; to stick to one's guns
    (syn.) 反驳, 盤話, 较量, 辩白, 計較, 辩论, 駁斥, 驳议, 較量, 辯解, 分辩, 辯護, 聲辯, 争论, 论争, 力争, 辯白, 争辩, 分说, 分辯, 相諍, 理論, 爭論, 论战, 諍喙, 批駁, 辯論, 相拗, 争执, 論爭, 辯駁, 声辩, 盘喙锦, 争议, 盘话, 诤喙, 相諍相拁, 辩嘴, 力爭, 盤喙錦, 論戰, 纷争, 辯嘴, 紛爭, 爭議, 计较, 扳, 辩护, 分說, 反駁, 爭辯, 相诤相拁, 相诤, 辩驳, 辩解, 批驳, 急聒, 理论, 驳斥, 駁議, 爭執, 痛斥
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    這場戰爭持續了將近十年。
    这场战争持续了将近十年。
    zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng chí xù le jiāng jìn shí nián 。
    • The war lasted nearly ten years.
  2. Mandarin
    戰爭持續了四年。
    战争持续了四年。
    zhàn zhēng chí xù le sì nián 。
    • The war lasted four years.
  3. Mandarin
    戰爭持續了兩年。
    战争持续了两年。
    zhàn zhēng chí xù le liǎng nián 。
    • The war lasted two years.
  4. Mandarin
    南北戰爭持續了四年。
    南北战争持续了四年。
    nán běi zhàn zhēng chí xù le sì nián 。
    • America's Civil War lasted four years.
    • The United States' Civil War lasted four years.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    事主爭持不下，到而家都未有結果。
    事主争持不下，到而家都未有结果。
    • They kept arguing for a long time and still haven't reached a consensus.
  2. Cantonese
    爭持不下
    争持不下
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    • (both sides of the argument) refuse to back down