力争 meaning in English

lìzhēng

to work hard for; to do all one can

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 力爭8 strokes

Meaning of 力争

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

lìzhēng
  1. to work hard for
  2. to do all one can
  3. to contend strongly

力争 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

自zì由yóu是shì我wǒ们men所suǒ力lì争zhēng的de。
Freedom is what we're fighting for.

Stroke order for each character

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力 lì · power · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

争 zhēng · to strive for · 6 strokes

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

Related words

Words that share a character with 力争.

努力nǔlìto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
力量lìliàngpower; force; strength
能力nénglìcapability; ability
压力yālìpressure
争取zhēngqǔto fight for; to strive for
动力dònglìmotive power; (fig.) motivation; impetus
实力shílìstrength
听力tīnglìhearing; listening ability
战争zhànzhēngwar; conflict
巧克力qiǎokèlì(loanword) chocolate
尽力jìnlìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
力气lìqiphysical strength

Questions about 力争

What does 力争 mean?

力争 (lìzhēng) means "to work hard for; to do all one can" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 力争?

力争 is made of 2 characters: 力 (2 strokes), 争 (6 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.

Is 力争 an HSK word?

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

How is 力争 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 力争 is written 力爭.