争取 (zhēng qǔ) — to fight for in Mandarin
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#1107 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
争取 is pronounced zhēng qǔ. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Xuésheng men nǔlì zhēng qǔ gèng duō jiàqī.
Students strived to get more holidays.
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What does 争取 mean?+
争取 (zhēng qǔ) means "to fight for" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 争取?+
争取 is pronounced zhēng qǔ. It uses the tone 1 (high flat), then the tone 3 (rising/dipping). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 争取 in Mandarin?+
争取 is the #1107 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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