争气 meaning in English

zhēngqì

to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement

HSK 7-9Traditional 爭氣10 strokes

Meaning of 争气

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhēngqì
  1. to work hard for sth
  2. to resolve on improvement
  3. determined not to fall short

Stroke order for each character

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争 zhēng · to strive for · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

气 qì · gas · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 争气.

生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
天气tiānqìweather
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
气温qìwēnair temperature
争取zhēngqǔto fight for; to strive for
气候qìhòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
战争zhànzhēngwar; conflict
运气yùnqiluck (good or bad)
勇气yǒngqìcourage
力气lìqiphysical strength
争论zhēnglùnto argue; to debate

Questions about 争气

What does 争气 mean?

争气 (zhēngqì) means "to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement".

How do you write 争气?

争气 is made of 2 characters: 争 (6 strokes), 气 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 争气 an HSK word?

Yes. 争气 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 争气 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 争气 is written 爭氣.