pīn

拼

HSK 5Character · VerbTraditional拚

put together; fight desperately

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to put together; to join; to assemble

Often used for assembling parts or combining sounds.

Hái孩
zi子
zhèng正
zài在
pīn拼
yī一
fú幅
fù复
zá杂
de的
pīn拼
tú图
 。

The child is putting together a complex jigsaw puzzle.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
bǎ把
liǎng两
kuài块
mù木
bǎn板
pīn拼
qǐ起
lái来
 。

We need to join the two wooden boards together.

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Zhè这
ge个
cí词
shì是
pīn拼
chū出
lái来
de的
 ,
bù不
shì是
tiān天
shēng生
de的
 。

This word is constructed, not innate.

Xiàn现
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
pīn拼
yīn音
fāng方
àn案
shì是
yòng用
lái来
pīn拼
xiě写
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
de的
 。

The Pinyin system is used to spell out Mandarin.

Tā他
men们
pīn拼
le了
yī一
gè个
lín临
shí时
de的
zhuō桌
zi子
 。

They assembled a makeshift table.

2.

verb

to struggle desperately; to risk one's life; to fight to the end

informal

Expresses a strong willingness to sacrifice or fight with all one's might.

Tā他
wèi为
le了
jiù救
rén人
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
pīn拼
le了
mìng命
 。

He risked his life to save others.

Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
men们
zài在
sài赛
chǎng场
shàng上
pīn拼
jìn尽
quán全
lì力
 。

The athletes gave it their all on the field.

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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
gēn跟
kùn困
nán难
pīn拼
dào到
dǐ底
 。

We must fight against the difficulty to the very end.

Xiàn现
zài在
shì市
chǎng场
jìng竞
zhēng争
jī激
liè烈
 ,
bù不
pīn拼
bù不
xíng行
 。

Market competition is fierce now; you have to fight hard.

Nián年
qīng轻
rén人
jiù就
yīng应
gāi该
gǎn敢
pīn拼
gǎn敢
chuǎng闯
 。

Young people should dare to struggle and explore.