争气

爭氣
zhēng qì
HSK 6
to work hard for sth
verb

Example Sentences

我会更加努力，争气做到最好。
wǒ huì gèngjiā nǔlì ， zhēngqì zuòdào zuìhǎo 。
I will work harder and strive to do my best.
他为了家人而争气，不想让他们失望。
tā wèile jiārén ér zhēngqì ， bùxiǎng ràng tāmen shīwàng 。
He works hard for his family and doesn't want to let them down.
你要争气，不要放弃你的梦想。
nǐyào zhēngqì ， búyào fàngqì nǐde mèngxiǎng 。
You must work hard and not give up on your dreams.

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Words with similar meanings

努力nǔlì
to strive
A more general term for working hard, can imply physical or mental effort.
奋发fènfā
to strive vigorously
Conveys a sense of vigorous action and determination.

Words Starting With 争

争取zhēng qǔ
to fight for; to strive for; to win over
争论zhēng lùn
"to argue; to debate; to contend; argument; contention; controversy; debate
争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
争夺zhēng duó
fight over; contest; vie over
争端zhēng duān
dispute; controversy; conflict

Words Ending With 气

天气tiān qì
weather
生气shēng qì
angry; mad; offended; animated; to get angry; to be enraged; to take offense; animation
空气kōng qì
air; atmosphere
勇气yǒng qì
courage; valor
语气yǔ qì
tone; manner of speaking; mood

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