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CHINESE WORD

zhēng zhá

挣扎

tug

HSK 7-9
Numbered pinyin
zheng1 zha2
English meanings
pull, buffet, flounder, labour, scrabble, struggle, worry, twist, grapple, tug, baffle, touse, wallow, flounce, writhe, welter, agonize

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tòngkǔ痛苦zhēngzhá挣扎。

    Struggle in pain.

  2. 02

    zhēngzhá挣扎zhe着zhàn站qǐlai起来。

    Struggled to rise.

  3. 03

    jiānqiáng坚强bù不qū屈。

    Unyielding.

  4. 04

    fènlì奋力xiàngqián向前。

    Press forward.

  5. 05

    jué绝bù不fàngqì放弃。

    Never give up.

  6. 06

    zhōng终jiàn见shǔguāng曙光。

    Finally saw light.

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