挣扎

zhēng zhá · zheng zha

Traditional 掙扎

Meaning

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  1. to struggle

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)受(shòu)伤(shāng)的(de)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)在(zài)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)尽(jìn)力(lì)挣(zhēng)扎(zhá)。

The injured bird struggled with all its might on the grass.

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

02

我(wǒ)挣(zhēng)扎(zhá)着(zhe)挤(jǐ)出(chū)地(dì)铁(tiě)。

I struggled to get out of the subway.

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

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