try to make a good showing; try to win credit (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
爭氣
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
整齐 zhěng qí - tidy (adj.) | HSK 5
正气 zhèng qì - healthy atmosphere (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
她一直很争气，总是尽力做到最好。 tā yīzhí hěn zhēngqì, zǒngshì jìnlì zuò dào zuì hǎo. - She has always been motivated and always tries her best.
这种竞争精神使他们充满了争气。 zhè zhǒng jìngzhēng jīngshén shǐ tāmen chōngmǎnle zhēngqì. - This competitive spirit fills them with motivation.
他们的努力和争气让他们在困境中顽强生存。 tāmen de nǔlì hé zhēngqì ràng tāmen zài kùnjìng zhōng wánqiáng shēngcún. - Their efforts and motivation enable them to survive tenaciously in adversity.
他们班上每个学生都很争气，努力学习取得好成绩。 tāmen bān shàng měi gè xuéshēng dōu hěn zhēngqì, nǔlì xuéxí qǔdé hǎo chéngjī. - Every student in their class is very motivated and strives to achieve good grades.
他们的精神面貌充满了争气和竞争意识。 tāmen de jīngshén miànmào chōngmǎnle zhēngqì hé jìngzhēng yìshí. - Their spirits are full of motivation and competitiveness.
Characters
气 qì - gas; air; breath; to get angry; to enrage, to make...angry |
争 zhèng - compete for, contend for; fight, struggle; quarrel, argue with |