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争取

zhēng qǔ · zheng qu

Traditional 爭取

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to fight for
  2. to strive for
  3. to win over
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The last ticket

  1. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)个(gè)歌手(gēshǒu)要(yào)来(lái)我们(wǒmen)的(de)城市(chéngshì)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)票(piào)！

    A singer is coming to our city. I want tickets!

  2. Dengdeng

    票(piào)好(hǎo)买(mǎi)吗(ma)？

    Will it be easy to get tickets?

  3. Liangliang

    不好买(bùhǎomǎi)。很(hěn)多(duō)人(rén)想(xiǎng)去(qù)，我(wǒ)争取(zhēngqǔ)买到(mǎidào)两张(liǎngzhāng)。

    No. Many people want them. I will try my best to get two.

  4. Dengdeng

    也(yě)给(gěi)我(wǒ)争取(zhēngqǔ)一张(yīzhāng)吧(ba)。

    Try to get one for me too.

  5. Liangliang

    不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，网站(wǎngzhàn)说(shuō)一秒(yīmiǎo)就(jiù)卖完(màiwán)了(le)。

    Sorry, the website says: sold out in one second.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

今(jīn)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)我(wǒ)先(xiān)用(yòng)一(yí)下(xià)，争(zhēng)取(qǔ)明(míng)天(tiān)还(huán)给(gěi)你(nǐ)。

I'll use it a bit this evening, and try my best to give it back to you tomorrow.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

公(gōng)司(sī)正(zhèng)在(zài)争(zhēng)取(qǔ)更(gèng)多(duō)客(kè)户(hù)的(de)支(zhī)持(chí)。

The company is striving to win more customers' support.

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争
zhēng

to strive for; to vie for

取
qǔ

to take; to get

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