争取 爭取
争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ zang1 ceoi2 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- to fight for
- to strive for
- to win over
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争 爭
- 力争 力爭 lì zhēng ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ lik6 zang1 to work hard for
- 战争 戰爭 zhàn zhēng ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ zin3 zang1 war; conflict
- 抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng ㄎㄤˋ ㄓㄥ kong3 zang1 to resist
- 争光 爭光 zhēng guāng ㄓㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ zang1 gwong1 to win an honor
- 争吵 爭吵 zhēng chǎo ㄓㄥ ㄔㄠˇ zang1 caau2 to quarrel
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- 争执 爭執 zhēng zhí ㄓㄥ ㄓˊ zang1 zap1 to dispute
- 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄛˊ zang1 dyut6 to fight over
- 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì ㄓㄥ ㄑㄧˋ zang1 hei3 to work hard for sth
- 争端 爭端 zhēng duān ㄓㄥ ㄉㄨㄢ zang1 dyun1 dispute
- 争论 爭論 zhēng lùn ㄓㄥ ㄌㄨㄣˋ zang1 leon6 to argue
- 争议 爭議 zhēng yì ㄓㄥ ㄧˋ zang1 ji5 controversy
- 争辩 爭辯 zhēng biàn ㄓㄥ ㄅㄧㄢˋ zang1 bin6 a dispute
- 竞争 競爭 jìng zhēng ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥ ging6 zang1 to compete
- 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng ㄉㄡˋ ㄓㄥ dau3 zang1 a struggle
- 争先恐后 爭先恐後 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu ㄓㄥ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄡˋ zang1 sin1 hung2 hau6 (idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind
- 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo ㄓㄥ ㄈㄣ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄠˇ zang1 fan1 dyut6 miu5 lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
- 不争 不爭 bù zhēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥ bat1 zang1 widely known
- 分争 分爭 fēn zhēng ㄈㄣ ㄓㄥ fan1 zang1 to dispute
- 息争 息爭 xī zhēng ㄒㄧ ㄓㄥ sik1 zang1 to settle a dispute
- 拼争 拼爭 pīn zhēng ㄆㄧㄣ ㄓㄥ ping3 zang1 to fight desperately
取
- 取代 qǔ dài ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄞˋ ceoi2 doi6 to replace
- 取胜 取勝 qǔ shèng ㄑㄩˇ ㄕㄥˋ ceoi2 sing3 to score a victory
- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 取悦 取悅 qǔ yuè ㄑㄩˇ ㄩㄝˋ ceoi2 jyut6 to try to please
- 取暖 qǔ nuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 nyun5 to warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
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- 取材 qǔ cái ㄑㄩˇ ㄘㄞˊ ceoi2 coi4 to collect material
- 取样 取樣 qǔ yàng ㄑㄩˇ ㄧㄤˋ ceoi2 joeng6 to take a sample
- 取款 qǔ kuǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄎㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 fun2 to withdraw money from a bank
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 取笑 qǔ xiào ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ceoi2 siu3 to tease; to make fun of
- 取经 取經 qǔ jīng ㄑㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ceoi2 ging1 to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures
- 取缔 取締 qǔ dì ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄧˋ ceoi2 dai3 to suppress; to crack down on; to prohibit
- 吸取 xī qǔ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to absorb
- 夺取 奪取 duó qǔ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩˇ dyut6 ceoi2 to seize
- 采取 採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 换取 換取 huàn qǔ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄩˇ wun6 ceoi2 to obtain (sth) in exchange
- 摄取 攝取 shè qǔ ㄕㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ sip3 ceoi2 to absorb (nutrients etc)
- 收取 shōu qǔ ㄕㄡ ㄑㄩˇ sau1 ceoi2 to receive
- 汲取 jí qǔ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩˇ kap1 ceoi2 to draw; to derive; to absorb
- 获取 獲取 huò qǔ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˇ wok6 ceoi2 to gain; to get; to acquire
Idioms with these characters
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 触斗蛮争 觸鬥蠻爭 chù dòu mán zhēng ㄔㄨˋ ㄉㄡˋ ㄇㄢˊ ㄓㄥ zuk1 dau3 maan4 zang1 constant bickering and fighting (idiom); constantly at each other's throats
- 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄥ fan1 miu5 bit1 zang1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
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- 两虎相争 兩虎相爭 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄥ loeng5 fu2 soeng1 zang1 lit. two tigers fighting (idiom)
- 力争上游 力爭上游 lì zhēng shàng yóu ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
- 龙争虎斗 龍爭虎鬥 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄏㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ lung4 zang1 fu2 dau3 lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants
- 明争暗斗 明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄥ ㄢˋ ㄉㄡˋ ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
- 你争我夺 你爭我奪 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó ㄋㄧˇ ㄓㄥ ㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄛˊ nei5 zang1 ngo5 dyut6 lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom); to compete fiercely offering no quarter
- 蚁斗蜗争 蟻鬥蝸爭 yǐ dòu wō zhēng ㄧˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄨㄛ ㄓㄥ ngai5 dau3 wo1 zang1 lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
- 与世无争 與世無爭 yǔ shì wú zhēng ㄩˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄓㄥ jyu5 sai3 mou4 zang1 (idiom) to stand aloof from worldly affairs
- 标新取异 標新取異 biāo xīn qǔ yì ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ biu1 san1 ceoi2 ji6 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
- 断章取义 斷章取義 duàn zhāng qǔ yì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6 (idiom) to quote out of context
- 各取所需 gè qǔ suǒ xū ㄍㄜˋ ㄑㄩˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄩ gok3 ceoi2 so2 seoi1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
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- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2 (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
- 囊中取物 náng zhōng qǔ wù ㄋㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ nong4 zung1 ceoi2 mat6 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 杀鸡取卵 殺雞取卵 shā jī qǔ luǎn ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ saat3 gai1 ceoi2 leon2 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- 舍生取义 捨生取義 shě shēng qǔ yì ㄕㄜˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ se2 sang1 ceoi2 ji6 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius)
Example sentences
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今天 晚上 我 先 用 一下 ， 争取 爭取 明天 还给 還給 你 。
I'll use it a bit this evening, and try my best to give it back to you tomorrow.
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他 去 了 那里 那裏 帮助 幫助 清洁工 清潔工 人 和平 地 争取 爭取 更 高 的 薪金 和 更 好 的 工作 环境 環境 。
He had gone there to help garbage workers strike peacefully for better pay and working conditions.
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