Chinese word dictionary

争取

zhēngqǔ · to fight for; to strive for; to win over

Practice word

Word information

Simplified争取

Traditional爭取

Pinyinzhēngqǔ

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

争zhēng

to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive

取qǔ

to take, to receive, to obtain; to select

How to learn 争取

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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获取huòqǔ

to gain; to get; to acquire

竞争jìngzhēng

to compete; competition

取qǔ

to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

取得qǔdé

to acquire; to get; to obtain

取消qǔxiāo

to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

采取cǎiqǔ

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take