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

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挣 • zhēng • to make (money) • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
zhēng挣

to make (money)

扎 • zhá • prick; stab • HSK 2.0 L6
HSK 6
zhá扎

prick; stab

Word Info

Pinyinzhēng zhá
Meaningstruggle
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 挣扎.

  • 北极běi jíthe North Pole
  • 安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
  • 变质biàn zhìgo bad; deteriorate
  • 不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well
  • 绑架bǎng jiàkidnap
  • 操练cāo liàndrill; practice
  • 辩护biàn hùspeak in defense of; argue in favour of
  • 癌症ái zhèngcancer
  • 辩证biàn zhènginvestigate; dialectical
  • 残疾cán jíphysical disability; deformity
  • 剥削bō xuēexploit
  • 编织biān zhīto weave
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 挣扎.

Words with 挣
  • 挣脱zhèng tuōto break free, to struggle loose
  • 挣钱zhèng qiánto make money
  • 垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle, last-ditch effort
Words with 扎
  • 扎实zhā shisturdy; strong
  • 驻扎zhù zhābe stationed; be quartered
  • 包扎bāo zāBandage / dress a wound
  • 扎根zhā gēnTake root / Settle down
  • 扎营zhā yíngto pitch camp; to set up camp
  • 扎针zhā zhēnto give an injection; acupuncture
  • 垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle, last-ditch effort
  • 稳扎稳打wěn zhā wěn dǎto advance steadily and securely; to proceed step by step with a solid foundation
    • 4.

    How to Use 挣扎 in Sentences

    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
    5.

    Example Sentences with 挣扎

    xiǎo小
    niǎo鸟
    zài在
    wǎng网
    lǐ里
    zhēng挣
    neutral
    struggle to stand up
    formal
    inner struggle
    formal
    deathbed struggle
    zhá
    扎
    。
    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.
    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?