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斗争 (dòu zhēng) — (verb) to struggle, to fight, to strive (against difficulties, enemies, etc.); (noun) struggle, fight, conflict (political, ideological, or personal)

Definition

斗争 (dòu zhēng) is used for political or ideological struggle and conflict. Unlike 奋斗, which means striving toward a personal goal, 斗争 implies opposition or conflict against an adversary.

verb
to struggleto fightto strive (against difficulties, enemies, etc.)
noun
strugglefightconflict (political, ideological, or personal)
Measure word · 场

Examples

  • 斗争。
    Wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn dì dòu zhēng kùn nan.
    We must bravely struggle against difficulties.
  • 斗争。
    Zhè chǎng zhèng zhì dòu zhēng chí xù le duō nián.
    This political struggle lasted many years.
  • 斗争。
    Zhè chǎng dòu zhēng gǎi biàn le lì shǐ.
    This struggle changed history.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

斗dòufight
争zhēngstrive

斗争: 斗 plus 争, struggle and fight.

Characters in this word

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

The shape of 斗 originally showed a ladle-shaped dipper or cup used to measure grain, held in a hand.

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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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