Verbtry to make a good showing; try to win credit

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 争气.
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Practice writing 争气 (zhēng qì) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

How to Use 争气 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 争气 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith孩子
zhēng
de
hái
neutral
promising child
Adverb + Verbwith
hěn
zhēng
neutral
very promising/striving
Preposition + Verbwith
wèi
.
.
.
zhēngqì
neutral
win honor for...
Verb + Objectwith口气
zhēng
kǒu
informalSpoken
strive to prove oneself

Example Sentences with 争气

yào
zhēng
hǎo
hǎo
xué
I want to make my family proud by studying hard.
zhè
zài
guó
sài
zhōng
fēi
cháng
zhēng
wèi
guó
jiā
yíng
le
róng
He really made a good showing in this international competition, winning honor for the country.
zhè
néng
bu
néng
zhēng
diǎn
bié
zài
ràng
shī
wàng
le
Can you try to win some credit this time and not disappoint your parents again?
zhè
kǎo
shì
hěn
zhēng
le
míng
He did his family proud by getting first place in this exam.
jìn
guǎn
tiáo
jiàn
jiān
dàn
zhěng
tuán
duì
dōu
bié
zhēng
qián
wán
chéng
le
xiàng
Despite the harsh conditions, the entire team really tried to make a good showing and completed the project ahead of schedule.
zhè
de
biǎo
xiàn
diǎn
zhēng
le
jiā
de
wàng
His performance this time was not at all credit-worthy; it let everyone down.
suī
rán
dào
kùn
nán
dàn
hěn
zhēng
zuì
zhōng
wán
chéng
le
rèn
Despite facing difficulties, she made everyone proud by finally completing the task.
zán
men
zhēng
zhè
zuò
xiàng
zuò
chéng
háng
diǎn
fàn
We must try to win credit by making this collaborative project an industry model.