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拼搏 (pīn bó) — to fight with all one's might, to strive determinedly

Definition

拼搏 (pīn bó) means 'to fight/strive with all one's might', with a strong, combative tone — more forceful than 奋斗 (a steady effort toward a goal) and less physical than 搏斗.

verb
to fight with all one's mightto strive determinedly

Examples

  • 拼搏。
    Tā zài lán qiú chǎng shàng pīn mìng pīn bó.
    He fights with all his might on the basketball court.
  • ，拼搏。
    Wèi le mù biāo, wǒ men dōu yào nǔ lì pīn bó.
    To achieve our goals, we all must strive hard.
  • 拼搏。
    Rén shēng xū yào pīn bó jīng shén cái néng chéng gōng.
    Life requires a spirit of striving in order to succeed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

拼pīnfight; strive
搏bófight; wrestle

Both 拼 and 搏 mean to fight or strive, so 拼搏 expresses struggling with all one's might.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
并
并bìng拼
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 拼, the left part 扌 shows a hand, and the right part 并 gives the sound.

Open 拼 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
尃
尃fū搏bó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

搏 puts 手 (hand) beside 尃, which gives the sound; the hand part points to actions done with the hand.

Open 搏 →
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