struggle; strive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to struggle; to strive; to writhe
literaryLiterary/archaic variant of 挣扎 (zhēngzhá). Also written as 䦶䦷. Used in written Chinese to describe physical or metaphorical struggling.
Tā他
zài在
hóng洪
shuǐ水
zhōng中
zhèng挣
chuài䦷
qiú求
shēng生
。
He struggled to survive in the floodwaters.
Bìng病
zhòng重
de的
lǎo老
rén人
zhèng挣
chuài䦷
zhe着
xiǎng想
yào要
zuò坐
qǐ起
lái来
。
The critically ill old man struggled to sit up.
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Yě也
zuò作
zhèng䦶
chuài䦷
。
Also written as 䦶䦷.