争 气

zhēng qìdictionary entry

to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short

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Original source entry:

爭氣争气 [zheng1 qi4] /to work hard for sth/to resolve on improvement/determined not to fall short/

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Other forms in these source records: 爭氣

争
zhēng
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)
气
qì
gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi

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