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奋斗 (fèn dòu) — to strive, to struggle (for a goal)

Definition

奋斗 (fèndòu) is 'to struggle and strive' toward a big goal — stronger and more sustained than 努力, and abstract rather than physical like 战斗.

verb
to striveto struggle (for a goal)

Examples

  • 奋斗。
    Tā yì zhí zài wèi lǐ xiǎng fèn dòu.
    He has been striving for his ideals.
  • ，奋斗。
    Wèi le gèng hǎo de shēng huó, wǒ men bì xū nǔ lì fèn dòu.
    To have a better life, we must work hard and struggle.
  • 奋斗，。
    Dà jiā yì qǐ fèn dòu, yí dìng néng chéng gōng.
    If we all strive together, we will surely 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.

奋fènstrive
斗dòustruggle

奋 (strive) and 斗 (struggle) combine to mean working hard toward a goal.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 奮 pairs 奞, a bird, with 田, a field, to show a bird spreading its wings to fly; the simplified 奋 is a later abbreviation.

Open 奋 →

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.

Open 斗 →
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