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争取 zhēngqǔ

争取 zhēngqǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 争取 zhēngqǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhēngqǔ | zheng1 qu3
English translation
to fight for
to strive for
to win over

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Traditional form

爭取

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 争取 zhēngqǔ

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 争取 zhēngqǔ .

zhēng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of zhēng . Pictograph of multiple hands grabbing at the same object.

Positional decomposition

彐亅

Number of Strokes

6

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand ( yòu ) grabbing an ear ( ěr ). In ancient China, the ears of opponents in battle were cut off and collected as tokens of victory.

Positional decomposition

耳又

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 争取 zhēngqǔ

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植物 zhíwù de 本性 běn xìng shì Xiàng shǎng tǐng cuàn 争取 zhēngqǔ 阳光 yángguāng .

It's the nature of plants to strain upwards to the light.

工作 gōngzuò shuí dōu 可以 kěyǐ 争取 zhēngqǔ , 怎么 zěnme 现在 xiànzài jiù 申请 shēnqǐng ne ?

The job is up for grabs. Why don't you apply now?

每个种族 zhǒngzú dōu huì 争取 zhēngqǔ de 拥有权 yōng yǒu quán : rén lèi , 矮人 aǐ rén , 巫师 wū shī .

Everyone will try to claim it: Men, Dwarves, wizards.

我们 wǒmen 设法 shè fǎ 争取 zhēngqǔ dào le 五十 wǔ shí míng 观众 guānzhòng .

We managed to scrape an audience of fifty people.

yǒu 多少 duōshǎo jiā 公司 gōngsī 投标 tóu biāo 争取 zhēngqǔ 那座 qiáo de 营造 yíng zào quán ?

How many firms bid on the contract to build the bridge?

争取 zhēngqǔ Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 争取 zhēngqǔ and their own compounds.

争取 zhēngqǔ Compounds

See all 46 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 争取 zhēngqǔ in their composition.

  • zhēng
    • jìng
    • jìng , zhēng , zhēng , zhēng , zhēng , zhēng , zhēng , zhēng , jìng , jìng , ,
    • zuì
      • cuō , chuài , zuī , zuì , , , ,
    • cóng
      • , ,
    • , , zōu , , zōu , Zōu , zōu , zōu , zōu , zōu , zōu , zōu , , , , , , , , , , zōu
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