争取

• 拼音: zhēng qǔ
• 汉字拆解: 争 = simplified from 爭, meaning 'to fight for'; 取 = 耳 (ear) + 又 (hand), originally meant 'to seize'

含义

To strive for; to fight for; to try to win. Indicates actively working toward achieving something.

Implies determination and effort in pursuing a goal or right. Can be used for concrete goals (争取时间 = fight for time) or abstract ones (争取自由 = fight for freedom). Also used as a softer expression meaning 'try to' or 'aim to' (我争取明天完成 = I'll try to finish tomorrow).

例句

1. 我们要争取更多的时间来准备。
2. 她一直在争取这个工作机会。
3. 运动员们争取在比赛中取得好成绩。

用法指南

语境: work, study, motivation

语气: determined

正确说法

• 我会争取在下周完成这个项目。(I'll try to finish this project by next week.)
• 大家要争取自己的权利。(Everyone should fight for their own rights.)

错误说法

• 我争取吃晚饭。(Don't use 争取 for routine activities — it implies overcoming obstacles; just say 我去吃晚饭)

起源与历史

争 (to compete, to fight for) + 取 (to take, to obtain). Together: to strive to obtain something.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal