zhēng
挣扎
struggle
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to struggle; to strive; to exert oneself
Most commonly used in the compound word 挣扎 (zhēng zhá). It implies a difficult, desperate, or exhausting effort against physical or metaphorical constraints.
chuí垂
sǐ死
zhēng挣
zhá扎
a deathbed struggle; a last-ditch effort
Tā他
zhēng挣
zhá扎
zhe着
cóng从
bìng病
chuáng床
shàng上
pá爬
le了
qǐ起
lái来
。
He struggled to get up from the sickbed.
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Xiǎo小
niǎo鸟
zài在
wǎng网
zhōng中
pīn拼
mìng命
zhēng挣
zhá扎
。
The little bird struggled desperately in the net.
Tā他
zài在
jīng经
jì济
kùn困
jìng境
zhōng中
kǔ苦
kǔ苦
zhēng挣
zhá扎
。
He is struggling hard in economic difficulties.