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垂死挣扎

chuí sǐ zhēng zhádictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
deathbed struggle / final struggle (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

垂死掙扎 垂死挣扎 [chui2 si3 zheng1 zha2] /deathbed struggle/final struggle (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 垂死掙扎

  • 垂
    chuí

    to hang (down) / droop / dangle / bend down / hand down / bequeath / nearly / almost / to approach

  • 死
    sǐ

    to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned

  • 挣
    zhēng

    used in 掙扎|挣扎[zhēng zhá]

    zhèng

    to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)

  • 扎
    zhā

    to prick / to run or stick (a needle etc) into / mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") / (of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zhá]

    zhá

    used in 掙扎|挣扎[zhēng zhá]

    zā

    to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zhá]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.