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争气 (zhēng qì) – to work hard for sth

zhēng qì

to work hard for sth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 爭氣0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to work hard for sth
  2. 2to resolve on improvement
  3. 3determined not to fall short

Simplified & traditional

争气

Simplified

爭氣

Traditional

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Related words

气

qì

gas

争

zhēng

to strive for

天气

tiān qì

weather

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

竞争

jìng zhēng

to compete

空气

kōng qì

air

力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

character

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

气氛

qì fēn

atmosphere

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

勇气

yǒng qì

courage

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