较量

jiàoliàng

HSK 7

较量 — jiàoliàng

1. to pit oneself against somebody; to compete with; to contest; to battle

   两队在决赛中激烈较量了整整四节。 liǎngduì zài juésài zhōng jīliè jiàoliàng le zhěngzhěng sìjié — The two teams fiercely competed throughout all four quarters in the final.

2. to haggle; to quibble; to go back and forth negotiating (often about price or details)

   顾客和店家在价格上来回较量了好一会儿。 gùkè hé diànjiā zài jiàgé shàng láihuí jiàoliàng le hǎo yīhuìer — The customer and the shopkeeper haggled over the price for quite a while.