争光

Traditional (Taiwan): 爭光

zhēngguāng ㄓㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ

    • to win an honor
    • to strive to win a prize

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 争气 zhēngqì
    • 争气的孩子 a child who makes you proud
    • 为父母争气 make one's parents proud

Antonyms 反义词

  • 丢脸 diūliǎn
    • 真是丢脸 really embarrassing
  • 抹黑 mǒhēi
    • 脸上抹黑 disgrace oneself
    • 给集体抹黑 bring shame on the group

Telling them apart

争光 means to win honour for oneself or for a group, and it fits any situation, including one where you already have the advantage. 争气 usually suggests working hard to prove oneself in spite of a disadvantage, so as not to let people down.

Words that sound like zhēngguāng

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