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挣扎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

挣扎 Usage and Examples

struggle

wrestle

生活对他们来说就是不断的挣扎。

Life was a continual struggle for them.

我听到隔壁房间里有拼命挣扎的声音。

I heard sounds of a desperate struggle in the next room.

The characters in 挣扎

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
挣
zhēng9struggle to earn or break free
扎
zhá4tie, prick, plunge, struggle

More words starting with 挣

  • zhèng挣le了earned, made
  • zhèng挣dào到Earn, Make
  • zhèng挣mìng命to struggle to save one's life
  • zhèng挣kāi开le了broke free, struggled open
  • zhèng挣de得earn, gain
  • zhēng挣zhá扎le了struggled, flailed
  • zhēng挣zhá扎zhe着struggling, flailing
  • zhèng挣chuài揣to strive hard; to struggle
  • zhèng挣chuài揣zhe着struggling, making an effort
  • zhēng挣qì气strive for success, try to win credit
  • zhèng挣de的qián钱money earned, money made
  • zhèng挣tuō脱break free, struggle free

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Questions about 挣扎

What does 挣扎 mean in Chinese?

挣扎 (zhēng zhá) means “struggle, wrestle”.

How do you pronounce 挣扎?

挣扎 is pronounced zhēng zhá in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “struggle” in Chinese?

“struggle” is 挣扎 (zhēng zhá) in Chinese.

How is 挣扎 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 挣扎, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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