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争气

zhēng qì

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 爭氣

What 争气 means

1. to work hard for sth
2. to resolve on improvement
3. determined not to fall short

The characters in 争气

• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 气qìgas; air; smell; weather

Words containing 争气

• 不争气bù zhēng qìto be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations

Sounds the same

Read zhēng qì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 蒸汽steam
• 蒸气vapor; steam