争气 (zhēng qì): to prove oneself; to be worthy

争气

zhēng qì

to prove oneself; to be worthy

HSK 6Mythic

What does 争气 mean?

争气 (pinyin: zhēng qì) means to prove oneself; to be worthy. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 争气

你nǐ 要yào 争气zhēng qì，别bié 让ràng父fù母mǔ失望shī wàng。

You should try your best and not disappoint your parents.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 争 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 气

The characters of 争气

争	zhēng	component character
气	qì	component character

Related HSK 6 words

力所能及	lì suǒ néng jí	within one's power
本钱	běn qián	capital, funds
诧异	chà yì	surprised, astonished
外行	wài háng	layperson, outsider, non-expert
蔑视	miè shì	to despise, to scorn, to look down upon
反之	fǎn zhī	conversely, on the other hand
精简	jīng jiǎn	streamline, simplify
常年	cháng nián	all year round, perpetually

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