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力争

lì zhēng

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 力爭

What 力争 means

1. to work hard for
2. to do all one can
3. to contend strongly

The characters in 力争

• 力lìpower; force; strength
• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate

Example sentences

• 自由是我们所力争的。
  Zìyóu shì wǒmen suǒ lìzhēng de.
  Freedom is what we're fighting for.

Words starting with 力争

• 力争上游lì zhēng shàng yóuto strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result; to have high ambitions

Words containing 力争

• 据理力争jù lǐ lì zhēngto contend on strong grounds; to argue strongly for what is right

Sounds the same

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

• 力征by force; to conquer by force of arms; power