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挣扎 (zhēng zhá): Struggle (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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挣扎 consists of 2 characters.

to make (money)

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 挣扎 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb

tòng痛

kǔ苦

de地

zhēng挣

zhá扎

neutralWritten

struggle painfully

pīn拼

mìng命

zhēng挣

zhá扎

neutral

struggle desperately

Verb + Complementwith站起来

zhēng挣

zhá扎

zhe着

zhàn站

qǐ起

lái来

Adjective + Nounwith内心

nèi内

xīn心

de的

zhēng挣

zhá扎

Idiomwith垂死

chuí垂

sǐ死

zhēng挣

zhá扎

Example Sentences with 挣扎

xiǎo小

niǎo鸟

zài在

wǎng网

lǐ里

zhēng挣

zhá扎

neutral

struggle to stand up

formal

inner struggle

formal

deathbed struggle

。

The little bird struggles in the net.

tā他

nèi内

xīn心

zhēng挣

zhá扎

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

，

zuì最

zhōng终

hái还

shì是

jué决

dìng定

jiē接

shòu受

zhè这

fèn份

gōng工

zuò作

。

He struggled internally for a long time before finally deciding to accept the job.

zài在

dào道

dé德

yǔ与

lì利

yì益

de的

jué抉

zé择

zhōng中

，

tā他

jīng经

lì历

le了

tòng痛

kǔ苦

de的

zhēng挣

zhá扎

。

He went through a painful struggle in the choice between morality and profit.

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tā他

shēng生

bìng病

shí时

zài在

chuáng床

shàng上

zhēng挣

zhá扎

le了

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

He struggled in bed for a long time when he was sick.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

yě也

céng曾

wèi为

mèng梦

xiǎng想

yǔ与

xiàn

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

zài在

kùn困

jìng境

zhōng中

zhēng挣

zhá扎

miàn面

duì对

kùn困

nán难

，

tā她

méi没

yǒu有

fàng放

qì

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shēn身

tǐ体

xū虚

ruò弱

，

tā他

réng仍

zhēng

现

shí实

zhī之

jiān间

de的

chā差

jù距

ér而

zhēng挣

zhá扎

guò过

？

Have you ever struggled with the gap between your dreams and reality?

，

ér而

shì是

lěng冷

jìng静

dì地

xún寻

zhǎo找

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

He did not struggle in the difficult situation but calmly sought a solution.

弃

，

ér而

shì是

nǔ努

lì力

zhēng挣

zhá扎

zhe着

qián前

jìn进

。

Facing difficulties, she didn't give up but struggled hard to move forward.

挣

zhá扎

zhe着

zhàn站

qǐ起

lái来

，

xiàng向

zhòng众

rén人

zhì致

yì意

。

Despite his physical weakness, he still struggled to stand up and greet everyone.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 挣扎.

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挣钱zhèng qián

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扎实zhā shi
扎根zhā gēn
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