Chinese symbol for “struggle”
斗争
dòu zhēng
Traditional: 鬥爭
a struggle; fight; battle
The closest CC-CEDICT match for struggle is 斗争 (dòu zhēng), defined as: a struggle; fight; battle.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “struggle”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挣扎 (掙扎) | zhēng zhá | to struggle |
| 争斗 (爭鬥) | zhēng dòu | to struggle; to fight |
| 拼搏 | pīn bó | to struggle; to wrestle |
| 争夺战 (爭奪戰) | zhēng duó zhàn | struggle |
| 奋斗 (奮鬥) | fèn dòu | to strive; to struggle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 斗争.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 战斗 (戰鬥) | zhàn dòu | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 奋斗 (奮鬥) | fèn dòu | to strive; to struggle |
| 战斗机 (戰鬥機) | zhàn dòu jī | fighter (aircraft) |
| 战斗力 (戰鬥力) | zhàn dòu lì | fighting strength |
| 斗士 (鬥士) | dòu shì | warrior; activist |
| 战争 (戰爭) | zhàn zhēng | war; conflict; 场 (cháng),次 (cì) |
| 争取 (爭取) | zhēng qǔ | to fight for; to strive for |
| 竞争 (競爭) | jìng zhēng | to compete; competition |
See also: Japanese symbol for “struggle”.
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