Definition

1. Verb:
   • To compete sharply: To engage in a struggle or rivalry where participants strive aggressively to outperform each other or to gain an advantage, often for a prize, position, or recognition.
   • To contend: To strive in opposition or rivalry; to struggle for a goal against difficulties or an opponent.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các công ty công nghệ luôn đua tranh để phát triển sản phẩm mới. (Technology companies are always competing sharply to develop new products.)
  • Hai vận động viên đua tranh quyết liệt cho tấm huy chương vàng. (The two athletes contended fiercely for the gold medal.)
  • Trong thị trường tự do, sự đua tranh lành mạnh là cần thiết. (In a free market, healthy competition is necessary.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often implies a more intense, direct, and sometimes confrontational form of competition compared to the more general term "cạnh tranh" (to compete). It can be used in contexts of rivalry in business, sports, politics, or nature.

Variants and Related Words

• Cạnh tranh (v): to compete. This is a broader, more general term for competition.
  • Công ty đó cạnh tranh về giá cả. (That company competes on price.)
• Tranh đua (v): a less common variant with the same meaning as "đua tranh".
  • Các đội tranh đua suốt mùa giải. (The teams competed throughout the season.)

Synonyms

• Compete: To strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
• Contend: To struggle in opposition or rivalry.
• Vie: To compete eagerly with someone for something.

Related Idioms

• Đua tranh khốc liệt: to compete fiercely/bitterly.
  • Cuộc đua tranh khốc liệt cho vị trí lãnh đạo. (The fierce competition for the leadership position.)
• Đua tranh không khoan nhượng: to compete relentlessly/uncompromisingly.
  • Đó là một cuộc đua tranh không khoan nhượng về ảnh hưởng chính trị. (It was a relentless competition for political influence.)

1. Compete sharply