争气 zhēngqì try to win credit for

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Traditional: 爭氣

Stroke order

争气 is written in 10 strokes across 2 characters.

争气 — the Chinese character for try to win credit for (zhēngqì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 争气 — try to win credit for

争 — 6 strokes
气 — 4 strokes

Senses

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

Characters in 争气

争 zhēng — to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
气 qì — gas; air; smell; weather

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

争气 is pronounced zhēngqì and means “try to win credit for”.

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