HSK 6 HSK V7-9
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挣扎

/ zhēng zhá / 
Strokes
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Collocation

1
垂死挣扎
2
苦苦挣扎
3
挣扎起来

Definition

挣扎 as Verb or Noun; means [struggle]

(for sth) to try very hard to do sth when it is difficult or when there are a lot of problems.

Example

As a Verb
1
Tā
他
bùhuì
不会
yóuyǒng
游泳
  
,
diào
掉
jìn
进
shuǐ
水
lǐ
里
hòu
后
pīnmìng
拼命
zhēngzhá
挣扎
  
。

He couldn't swim and struggled after falling into the water.

2
Tāmen
他们
wèile
为了
shēngcún
生存
kǔkǔ
苦苦
zhēngzhá
挣扎
zhāo
着
  
。

They struggled to survive.

As a Noun
3
Tā
他
juéwàng
绝望
dì
地
fàngqì
放弃
le
了
zhēngzhá
挣扎
  
。

He gave up his struggle in despair.

4
Zài
在
móushā
谋杀
xiànchǎng
现场
méiyǒu
没有
zhēngzhá
挣扎
hénjì
痕迹
  
。

There were no signs of a struggle at the murder scene.