力 争

lìzhēng

“To work hard for” in Chinese is 力争 (lìzhēng).

Meaning

to work hard for
to do all one can
to contend strongly

Example

自由是我们所力争的。

Freedom is what we're fighting for.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

lìHSK 22 strokespower zhēngHSK 36 strokesto strive for

More HSK 7-9 words

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