奋
斗

To strive in Chinese: 奋斗 (fèn dòu)

fèn dòu

to strive

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 奮鬥2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to strive; to struggle

Stroke order

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奋
斗

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄣˋ

fèn

ㄈ/ fㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄡˋ

dòu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

奋斗

Simplified

奮鬥

Traditional

Example sentences

See 奋斗 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我得奋斗。

    wǒ dé fèn dòu。

    I have to fight.

  • 我为我家人奋斗。

    wǒ wèi wǒ jiā rén fèn dòu。

    I fight for my family.

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Related words

斗

dòu

to fight

兴奋

xīng fèn

excited

勤奋

qín fèn

hardworking

战斗

zhàn dòu

to fight

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

搏斗

bó dòu

to wrestle

斗志

dòu zhì

will to fight

奋力

fèn lì

to do everything one can

奋勇

fèn yǒng

dauntless

泰斗

tài dǒu

(abbr. for 斗) distinguished figure

振奋

zhèn fèn

to stir oneself up

兴奋剂

xīng fèn jì

stimulant

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