争
气

To work hard for sth in Chinese: 争气 (zhēng qì)

zhēng qì

to work hard for sth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 爭氣1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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争
气

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥ

zhēng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

争气

Simplified

爭氣

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 你要争气，别让父母失望。

    nǐ yào zhēng qì， bié ràng fù mǔ shī wàng。

    Work hard and make us proud; don't let your parents down.

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Related words

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天气

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生气

shēng qì

to get angry

竞争

jìng zhēng

to compete

空气

kōng qì

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力气

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脾气

pí qi

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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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