zhēng​qì HSK7

to work hard to excel

  • created sense approved 争气/爭氣 · zhēng​qì · to work hard to excel — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    争气 / 爭氣

    zhēng​qì

    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

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  • created sense approved 争气/爭氣 · zhēng​qì · combative spirit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    争气 / 爭氣

    zhēng​qì

    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

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