HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

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
huì
不会
yóuyǒng
游泳
  
,
diào
jìn
shuǐ
hòu
pīnmìng
拼命
zhēngzhá
挣扎
  

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

2
men
他们
wèile
为了
shēngcún
生存
苦苦
zhēngzhá
挣扎
zhāo
  

They struggled to survive.

As a Noun
3
juéwàng
绝望
fàng
放弃
le
zhēngzhá
挣扎
  

He gave up his struggle in despair.

4
Zài
móushā
谋杀
xiànchǎng
现场
méiyǒu
没有
zhēngzhá
挣扎
hén
痕迹
  

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

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