created sense approved 挣命/掙命 · zhèngmìng · to struggle for life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挣命 / 掙命
zhèngmìng
to struggle for life
To struggle or fight desperately for one's life; to exert all one's strength to survive a dangerous situation.
挣, 命
挣 (literal) → 挣/掙 · zhèng · to break free 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 挣命/掙命 · zhèngmìng · to work desperately hard — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
挣命 / 掙命
zhèngmìng
to work desperately hard
(colloquial) To work excessively hard or strain oneself to the point of exhaustion, usually to make a living.
挣, 命
挣 (literal) → 挣/掙 · zhèng · to break free 命 (literal) → 命 · mìng · life
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition