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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 挣扎
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 挣扎 | zhēng zhá | - to struggle |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 7 | 3,661 | 6,020 | 4,360 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 挣 | zhēng | - used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2] |
| 挣 | zhèng | - to struggle to get free - to strive to acquire - to make (money) |
| 扎 | zhā | - to prick - to run or stick (a needle etc) into - mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") |
| 扎 | zhá | - used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1zha2] |
| 扎 | zā | - variant of 紮|扎[za1] |
| 扎 | zhā | - variant of 紮|扎[zha1] |
| 扎 | zā | - to tie - to bind - classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle - Taiwan pr. [zha2] |
| 扎 | zhā | - (of troops) to be stationed (at) - Taiwan pr. [zha2] |
Other Words Containing 挣扎
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