争气 (爭氣) zhēngqì
zhēngqì
verb
to work hard for something
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '爭氣'; CCD '争气'; Guoyu '爭氣'; Mathews 1931 '爭氣', p. 46)
Contained in
- 要争气,不要生气(要爭氣,不要生氣) Get motivated, don't get agitated
- 口说不如身行 生气不如争气 妒他不如学他 认命不如拼命(口說不如身行 生氣不如爭氣 妒他不如學他 認命不如拼命) It is better to act than talk. It is better to step up than get worked up. It is better to learn from others than be jealous. It is better to try than yield.