created sense approved 争气/爭氣 · zhēngqì · to work hard to excel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
争气 / 爭氣
zhēngqì
to work hard to excel
To resolve on improvement and work hard to win honor; determined not to fall short or lose face.
争, 气
争 (literal) → 争/爭 · zhēng · to strive 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · morale
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 争气/爭氣 · zhēngqì · combative spirit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
争气 / 爭氣
zhēngqì
combative spirit
The determination to excel or a competitive, combative spirit.
争 (literal) → 争/爭 · zhēng · to strive 气 (literal) → 气/氣 · qì · morale
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition