力争 lìzhēng▶ Esforzarse por

Stroke order

力争 is written in 8 strokes across 2 characters.

• 力 — 2 strokes
• 争 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. to work hard for
2. to do all one can
3. to contend strongly

Related words

• 争夺Luchar por
• 争气intentar ganar crédito por
• 争端Disputa
• 争议disputa
• 力求esforzarse por
• 动力poder, motivación

力争 is pronounced lìzhēng and means “Esforzarse por”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 力争 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.