Definition & Meaning

do credit to; win honor (or glory) for

Word usage

zhēng guāng

争 光

Level:

NHSK 789－3 ESC8 SW HSK 4

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v.do credit to; win honor (or glory) for
- nǐ wèi nǐ men duì zhēng guāng le
  你为你们队争光了。
  You're a credit to your team.
- tā wèi xué xiào zhēng guāng bù shǎo
  他为学校争光不少。
  He's a great credit to the school.
- nǐ jīn wǎn wèi nán shēng zhēng guāng le
  你今晚为男生争光了。
  You get the boy award for the night.
- wèi guó zhēng guāng
  为国争光
  win honour for one's country
- nǐ men zhǔn bèi hǎo wèi wǒ men zhēng guāng le ma
  你们准备好为我们争光了吗？
  Are you ready for making us proud?
synonym
zhēng qì争气 zhēng liǎn争脸
antonym
diū liǎn丢脸 mǒ hēi抹黑 diū chǒu丢丑

Word usage

Separable word
"争" and "光" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 她为班级争了光。
  She won glory for her class.
- 这位运动员为他的国家争过光。
  The athlete has won glory for his country.
- 他为咱们班争了一次光。
  He won glory for our class one time.

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