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挣扎 (zhēng zhá) — how to say "to struggle" in Chinese
挣扎
To struggle, to strive desperately
verb
Character composition
挣
to struggle free, to earn
扎
to prick, to pierce
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
痛苦挣扎
tòng kǔ zhēng zhá
to struggle in pain
拼命挣扎
pīn mìng zhēng zhá
to struggle desperately
挣扎求生
zhēng zhá qiú shēng
to struggle to survive
Examples
他在困境中努力挣扎，寻找希望。
He is struggling desperately in a difficult situation, looking for hope.
他在挣扎。
He is struggling.
Frequently asked questions
How to say struggle in Chinese?
"to struggle" in Chinese is 挣扎 (zhēng zhá).
挣扎 meaning in English
挣扎 (zhēng zhá) means "To struggle, to strive desperately".
How is 挣扎 pronounced?
It is pronounced zhēng zhá (written as zheng zha, zhengzha). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to struggle" in Chinese characters?
It is written 挣扎: 挣 has 9 strokes, 扎 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 挣扎?
挣扎 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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