Word: 百家争鸣 (bǎijiāzhēngmíng) Traditional: 百家爭鳴 百家争鸣 dictionary entry bǎijiāzhēngmíng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom) Full dictionary entry for 百家争鸣 Example sentences using 百家争鸣 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 战国出现了百家争鸣。 Zhànguó chūxiànle bǎijiāzhēngmíng. The Warring States period saw the contention of a hundred schools of thought. 战国时期出现了百家争鸣的局面。 Zhànguó shíqī chūxiànle bǎijiāzhēngmíng de júmiàn. The Warring States period saw a situation of a hundred schools of thought contending.