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斗争 (dòu zhēng): Struggle (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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斗争 consists of 2 characters.

fight, struggle, or a unit of dry measure

to strive, contend, or vie

How to Use 斗争 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith到底

dòu斗

zhēng争

dào到

dǐ底

neutral

fight to the end

Verb + Objectwith困难

yǔ与

kùn困

nan难

dòu斗

zhēng争

Adjective + Nounwith长期

cháng长

qī期

dòu斗

zhēng争

Noun + Verbwith阶级

jiē阶

jí级

dòu斗

zhēng争

Example Sentences with 斗争

wǒ我

hé和

dì弟

di弟

dòu斗

zhēng争

wán玩

neutral

struggle with difficulties

formal

long-term struggle

formal

Written

class struggle

jù具

。

My brother and I are fighting over the toy.

tā他

men们

wèi为

zì自

yóu由

jìn进

xíng行

le了

cháng长

qī期

de的

dòu斗

zhēng争

。

They waged a long-term struggle for freedom.

zhè这

chǎng场

zhèng政

zhì治

dòu斗

zhēng争

zuì最

zhōng终

yǐ以

hé和

píng平

duì对

huà话

de的

fāng方

shì式

dé得

yǐ以

jiě解

jué决

。

This political struggle was ultimately resolved through peaceful dialogue.

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nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

rú如

hé何

yǔ与

nèi内

xīn心

de的

kǒng恐

jù惧

zuò作

dòu斗

zhēng争

ne呢

？

How do you plan to fight against your inner fears?

nóng农

mín民

men们

yǔ与

gān干

hàn旱

dòu斗

zhēng争

le了

tā他

men们

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

yǔ与

mìng命

yùn运

dòu斗

wèi为

le了

wéi维

hù护

zhèng正

yì义

，

wǒ我

men们

bì

zài在

kùn困

nán难

miàn面

qián前

，

wǒ我

men们

yào要

jiān

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

zài在

hé和

tuō拖

yán延

zhèng症

zuò

hěn很

jiǔ久

。

The farmers have been struggling against the drought for a long time.

zhēng

争

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

tǎn坦

rán然

jiē接

shòu受

。

They did not struggle against fate but chose to accept it calmly.

必

xū须

yǔ与

bù不

gōng公

xiàn现

xiàng象

jìn进

háng行

cháng长

qī期

dòu斗

zhēng争

。

To uphold justice, we must engage in a long-term struggle against unfair phenomena.

坚

chí持

dòu斗

zhēng争

，

yǒng永

bù不

fàng放

qì弃

。

In the face of difficulties, we must persist in the struggle and never give up.

作

dòu斗

zhēng争

，

zhè这

zhēn真

bù不

róng容

yì易

。

I fight against procrastination every day, and it's really not easy.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 斗争.

Words with 斗

奋斗fèn dòu
战斗zhàn dòu
搏斗bó dòu
斗志dòu zhì
斗箕dǒu ji
泰斗tài dǒu
斗蟋蟀dòu xī shuài
艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòu

Words with 争

竞争jìng zhēngHSK 4
争光zhēng guāng
争取zhēng qǔ
争吵zhēng chǎo
争夺zhēng duó
争执zhēng zhí
争气zhēng qì
争相zhēng xiāng