dǎpīn

打拼

Word · Verb

struggle; fight; work hard

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to struggle; to fight; to work hard

dialect

Often used in the context of working extremely hard for a goal, livelihood, or future. It implies perseverance and grit.

Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
yào要
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
de的
mèng梦
xiǎng想
fèn奋
lì力
dǎ打
pīn拼
 。

Young people must struggle hard for their dreams.

Tā他
yī一
gè个
rén人
zài在
dà大
chéng城
shì市
wèi为
shēng生
huó活
ér而
dǎ打
pīn拼
 。

He's working hard for a living all by himself in the big city.

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Jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
dǎ打
pīn拼
 ,
tā他
zhōng终
yú于
chuàng创
lì立
le了
zì自
jǐ己
de的
gōng公
sī司
 。

After years of hard work, he finally started his own company.

Tā他
men们
fū夫
qī妻
liǎ俩
yī一
qǐ起
dǎ打
pīn拼
 ,
rì日
zi子
yuè越
guò过
yuè越
hǎo好
 。

The couple worked hard together, and their life got better and better.