strive with all one's might; fight tooth and nail
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to fight with all one's might; to strive fiercely; to battle hard
Emphasizes putting forth maximum effort, often in competitive situations like sports, business, or overcoming difficulties.
Miàn面
duì对
qiáng强
dà大
de的
duì对
shǒu手
，
wǒ我
men们
de的
duì队
wǔ伍
yī依
rán然
quán全
lì力
lì力
pīn拼
dào到
dǐ底
。
Facing a strong opponent, our team still fought tooth and nail to the end.
Xiǎng想
yào要
jìn进
rù入
jué决
sài赛
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
lì力
pīn拼
měi每
yī一
chǎng场
bǐ比
sài赛
。
To make it to the finals, we must battle hard in every match.
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Wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
zhěng整
ge个
tuán团
duì队
dōu都
zài在
lì力
pīn拼
。
To complete this project, the entire team is striving with all their might.
Suī虽
rán然
bǐ比
fēn分
luò落
hòu后
，
dàn但
tā他
méi没
yǒu有
fàng放
qì弃
，
réng仍
zài在
chǎng场
shàng上
lì力
pīn拼
。
Although behind in the score, he didn't give up and was still fighting hard on the court.