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奋斗 (fèndòu) — how to say "to strive" in Chinese
奋斗
To strive, to struggle
verb
Character composition
奋
to exert oneself
斗
to struggle
Radicals / Keys
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
斗
Dipper
#68 · dǒu · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
奋斗精神
fèndòu jīngshén
spirit of struggle
为理想奋斗
wèi lǐxiǎng fèndòu
strive for ideals
努力奋斗
nǔlì fèndòu
strive hard
Examples
为了更好的生活，他一直在努力奋斗。
For a better life, he has been striving hard all along.
努力奋斗。
Strive hard.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to strive" in Chinese?
"to strive" in Chinese is 奋斗 (fèndòu).
奋斗 meaning in English
奋斗 (fèndòu) means "To strive, to struggle".
How is 奋斗 pronounced?
It is pronounced fèndòu (written as fendou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to strive" in Chinese characters?
It is written 奋斗: 奋 has 8 strokes, 斗 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 奋斗?
奋斗 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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