争光 (爭光)
zhēng guāng
Pinyin

Definition

争光 (爭光)
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zhēng guāng
  1. to win an honor
  2. to strive to win a prize

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 classifier: 道 dào
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光荣
guāng róng
  1. 1 honor and glory
  2. 2 glorious
光芒
guāng máng
  1. 1 rays of light
  2. 2 brilliant rays
  3. 3 radiance
星光
xīng guāng
  1. 1 starlight

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

Sample Sentences

儿子，高考考得不错，给我们争光了。
érzi ，gāokǎo kǎo de bùcuò ，gěi wǒmen zhēngguāng le 。
Son, you did well on the university entrance exam. Our family looks very good now.
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我爸爸说当时在学校搬张课桌就打球，梦想以后为国争光。我估计乒乓在中国发展起来的另一个原因就是参与起来方便。
wǒ bàba shuō dāngshí zài xuéxiào bān zhāng kèzhuō jiù dǎqiú ，mèngxiǎng yǐhòu wèi guó zhēngguāng 。wǒ gūjì pīngpāng zài Zhōngguó fāzhǎn qǐlái de lìng yī ge yuányīn jiùshì cānyù qǐlái fāngbiàn 。
My dad said at that time, they were playing ball on their school desks, dreaming of bringing glory to their country. I reckon ping pong in China began to develop for the reason that it is pretty easy to participate in.
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