struggle; strive
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to struggle; to strive; to exert oneself
archaicVariant form of 挣揣. Literary and archaic usage indicating physical struggle or great effort. The character 正 is used here as a variant for 挣.
Tā他
zhèng正
chuài揣
zhe着
xiǎng想
cóng从
ní泥
tán潭
lǐ里
pá爬
chū出
lái来
。
He struggled to climb out of the mud.
Nà那
pǐ匹
mǎ马
zhèng正
chuài揣
zhe着
jiāng缰
shéng绳
xiǎng想
yào要
tuō脱
kāi开
。
The horse strained against the reins trying to break free.
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Lì力
zhèng正
chuài揣
ér而
bù不
néng能
qián前
。
Struggling with all one's might yet unable to advance.