挣扎

• 병음: zhēng zhá
• 한자 분석: 挣 = 扌+ 争 (hand + contend — struggling with hands); 扎 = 扌+ 乚 (hand piercing — struggling movement)

뜻

몸부림치다; 발버둥치다; (어려움 속에서) 힘겹게 버티며 싸우다

Can describe physical struggling (drowning, being restrained) or metaphorical battles (financial hardship, inner conflict, fighting illness). Conveys desperate, sustained effort against adversity.

예문

1. 落水者在河中拼命挣扎，试图抓住岸边的树枝。
2. 他在贫困线上挣扎了多年，终于靠自己的努力改变了命运。
3. 病人在生死边缘挣扎了一周，最终奇迹般地康复了。

사용 가이드

맥락: adversity, survival, personal struggle

어조: intense

올바른 표현

• 企业在经济寒冬中艰难挣扎，努力维持运营。(The enterprise struggled painfully through the economic winter, striving to maintain operations.)
• 她内心挣扎了很久，最终决定放弃这份工作。(She struggled internally for a long time before finally deciding to give up this job.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我挣扎着起床 — unless describing genuine difficulty (illness, exhaustion); for mere reluctance, use 勉强 or 好不容易

기원과 역사

挣 (struggle/strive) + 扎 (pierce/struggle) — forceful striving against resistance

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal