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争得 (zhēng dé) — to win, to obtain through effort or competition

Definition

A verb-object compound: 争 (fight/strive) + 得 (to get). Means to win or earn something through effort or struggle, rather than receive it passively. Often used in written contexts.

verb
to win, to obtain through effort or competition

Examples

  • 争得。
    Tā zhēng dé le zhè cì bǐ sài de guàn jūn.
    He won the championship of this competition.
  • ，争得。
    Jīng guò nǔ lì, tā zhōng yú zhēng dé le dà jiā de xìn rèn.
    After hard work, she finally won everyone's trust.
  • 争得，？
    zhēng dé Rú cǐ jié guǒ, qǐ fēi tiān yì?
    How could such a result be obtained? Isn't it fate?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

争zhēngstrive
得déobtain

争 (strive) and 得 (obtain) combine to mean win through effort.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 爭; 争 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 爭 shows two hands on a plowshare; the simplified 争 is a later abbreviation, so this picture belongs to 爭, not 争.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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