挣
扎

To struggle in Chinese: 挣扎 (zhēng zhá)

zhēng zhá

to struggle

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

Definitions

  1. 1to struggle

Stroke order

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挣
扎

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥ

zhēng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄓㄚˊ

zhá

ㄓ/ zhㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

挣扎

Simplified

掙扎

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 落水的人在水中拼命挣扎。

    luò shuǐ de rén zài shuǐ zhōng pīn mìng zhēng zhá。

    The person who fell in struggled desperately in the water.

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Related words

挣

zhèng

to struggle to get free

扎

zhā

to prick

挣钱

zhèng qián

to make money

扎实

zhā shi

strong

包扎

bāo zā

to wrap up

扎根

zhā gēn

to take root

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