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争取 (zhēng qǔ) — to strive for, to fight for (an objective); to win over (someone's support, agreement)

Definition

争取 means to actively strive for or win over something (a goal, support, agreement). Softer and more cooperative than 争夺, which implies contested rivalry.

verb
to strive forto fight for (an objective)to win over (someone's support, agreement)

Examples

  • 争取。
    Tā zhèng zài zhēng qǔ gèng hǎo de jī huì.
    He is striving for a better opportunity.
  • 争取。
    Tā chéng gōng zhēng qǔ le dà duō shù rén de zhī chí.
    He successfully won over the support of most people.
  • 争取。
    Wǒ men yào wèi hé píng ér zhēng qǔ.
    We must strive for peace.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

争zhēngstrive
取qǔobtain

争 means to strive or fight, and 取 means to obtain; together they mean to strive to win.

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.

取 pairs 又 (hand) with 耳 (ear), showing a hand taking an ear, as in taking the ear of fallen prey.

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