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争取

zhēng qǔㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: TRANH THỦ

Traditional: 爭取

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb)

to fight for; to strive for; to win over

Vietnamese 'tranh thủ' means 'make use of time'; 争取 means strive to win.

Examples

  • 我争取今年通过HSK五级。

    wǒ zhēng qǔ jīn nián tōng guò HSK wǔ jí.

    I'm aiming to pass HSK 5 this year.

  • 我们要争取更多的客户。

    wǒ men yào zhēng qǔ gèng duō de kè hù.

    We need to win over more customers.

  • 他在努力争取这次机会。

    tā zài nǔ lì zhēng qǔ zhè cì jī huì.

    He's working hard to get this opportunity.

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Stroke order

TRANH · 6 strokes

to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)

THỦ · 8 strokes

to take; to get; to choose; to fetch