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争权夺利 — “To scramble for power and personal gain”

争权夺利 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scramble for power and personal gain”. To contend for power and profit. Literally, “contend for power and profit”.

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争权夺利 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 争zhēng
  • 权quán
  • 夺duó
  • 利lì

争权夺利 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
争
zhēng6strive for or compete
权
quán6power, authority, right
夺
duó6seize, snatch, or win
利
lì7benefit, smooth, sharp, profit

Example Sentence with 争权夺利

这家公司内部的一些员工,因为只顾个人得失,总是争权夺利,导致项目进展缓慢。
Some employees within this company, only caring about their personal gains and losses, always scramble for power and personal gain, leading to slow project progress.

Idioms Related to 争权夺利

Synonyms of 争权夺利

  • zhēng争míng名duó夺lì利scramble for fame and fortune
  • míng明zhēng争àn暗dòu斗open contention and covert struggle

Antonyms of 争权夺利

  • hé和píng平gòng共chǔ处peaceful coexistence
  • míng明zhé哲bǎo保shēn身wisely avoid trouble to protect oneself
  • tuì退bì避sān三shè舍give way to avoid conflict

More idioms starting with 争

  • zhēng争xiān先shì士zú卒soldiers vying to be first
  • zhēng争xiān先kǒng恐hòu后vie to be first, fear to lag
  • zhēng争guāng光rì日yuè月bring glory that rivals sun and moon
  • zhēng争fēn分duó夺miǎo秒race against time
  • zhēng争qián前kǒng恐hòu后scramble to be first
  • zhēng争míng名yú于cháo朝,,zhēng争lì利yú于shì市scramble for fame and profit
  • zhēng争míng名jìng竞lì利scramble for fame and profit
  • zhēng争míng名zhú逐lì利scramble for fame and profit
  • zhēng争duō多jìng竞shǎo少dispute over minor gains and losses
  • zhēng争duō多lùn论shǎo少haggle over every little bit
  • zhēng争tiān天kàng抗sú俗defy nature and challenge norms

Questions about 争权夺利

What does 争权夺利 mean?
争权夺利 (zhēng quán duó lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to scramble for power and personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 争权夺利?
争权夺利 is pronounced zhēng quán duó lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 争权夺利 literally mean?
Literally, 争权夺利 means “contend for power and profit”. It is used to mean “to scramble for power and personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 争权夺利?
争夺权力和利益。
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