HSK 6 · Verbs

力争 lìzhēng “to strive for” in Chinese

Traditional 力爭

What 力争 means

  1. to strive for
  2. to fight for
  3. to argue strongly
  4. to work hard for
  5. to do all one can
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to contend strongly

How to say 力争

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale争zhēng1st tone, high and level

力争 in a sentence

  1. 我们力争今年完成这个项目。

    Wǒmen lìzhēng jīnnián wánchéng zhè ge xiàngmù.

    We’re aiming to finish this project this year.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 他力争在比赛中拿第一名。

    Tā lìzhēng zài bǐsài zhōng ná dìyī míng.

    He’s doing all he can to come first in the competition.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 力争 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

The character 争 (zhēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
争zhēngto strive for
  • ⺈knife form of 刀 · dāo
  • 彐snout · jì
  • 亅hook · jué

How to write 力争

力 2 strokes · 争 6 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

力争 (lìzhēng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 力争 (lìzhēng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 力争

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability压力yālì · pressure巧克力qiǎokèlì · chocolate (loanword)精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power魅力mèilì · charm

Words with 争

竞争jìngzhēng · to compete争论zhēnglùn · to argue争取zhēngqǔ · to fight for战争zhànzhēng · war争夺zhēngduó · to fight over争气zhēngqì · to try hard not to disappoint斗争dòuzhēng · struggle争端zhēngduān · dispute争议zhēngyì · dispute争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu · to compete eagerly

More words: Common Verbs

力求lìqiú · to strive to溜liū · to slip away流浪liúlàng · to wander留念liúniàn · to keep as a memento立足lìzú · to gain a foothold笼罩lǒngzhào · to envelop搂lǒu · to hug落成luòchéng · to be completed (building)

FAQs

力争 (lìzhēng) means “to strive for” or “to fight for”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lìzhēng: lì with a 4th tone, then zhēng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 力争 is written 力爭. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type lizheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 力争 from the suggestions. Typing lizheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
力争 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.