力爭 [－争]

Jyutping lik6 zang1
Pinyin lì zhēng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to work hard for
  2. to do all one can
  3. to contend strongly
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    盡力​爭取
    to argue, to convince, to struggle against others for some benefit or cause
    • 據理力爭
      据理力争
      geoi3 lei5 lik6 zang1
      to argue with reason
    • 力爭上游
      力争上游
      lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4
      x
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to fight with armed might
  2. verb
    to work hard for; to do all one can
    (syn.) 加劲, 下力, 巴結, 尽力, 儘力, 強力, 拼搏, 力圖, 賣力, 用力, 竭盡全力, 一力, 力求, 力, 巴结, 强力, 力图, 殫力, 不遗余力, 盡力, 卖力气, 拍拚, 全力以赴, 竭力, 搏, 賣力氣, 𠊟俯, 極力, 殚力, 攒劲, 加勁, 卖力, 勉力, 出力, 打拼, 竭尽全力, 努力, 呵嘶呵嘶, 不遺餘力, 落力, 僶俛, 攢勁, 极力, 悉力
  3. verb
    to argue strongly; to contend vigorously
    (syn.) 反驳, 盤話, 较量, 辩白, 計較, 辩论, 駁斥, 驳议, 較量, 辯解, 分辩, 辯護, 聲辯, 争论, 论争, 辯白, 争辩, 分说, 分辯, 相諍, 理論, 爭論, 论战, 諍喙, 批駁, 辯論, 相拗, 争执, 論爭, 辯駁, 声辩, 盘喙锦, 争议, 盘话, 诤喙, 争持, 相諍相拁, 爭持, 辩嘴, 盤喙錦, 論戰, 纷争, 辯嘴, 紛爭, 爭議, 计较, 扳, 辩护, 分說, 反駁, 爭辯, 相诤相拁, 相诤, 辩驳, 辩解, 批驳, 急聒, 理论, 驳斥, 駁議, 爭執, 痛斥
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2581
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    自由是我们所力争的。
    自由是我們所力爭的。
    zì yóu shì wǒ men suǒ lì zhēng de 。
    • Freedom is what we're fighting for.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    据理力争
    據理力爭
    geoi3 lei5 lik6 zang1
    • to argue with reason
  2. Cantonese
    力争上游
    力爭上游
    lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4
    • x
    • work to one's best, so as to excel
    • to strive for the best
  3. Cantonese
    我哋要力争上游，唔好令支持者失望。
    我哋要力爭上游，唔好令支持者失望。
    ngo5 dei6 jiu3 lik6 zang1 soeng6 jau4, m4 hou2 ling6 zi1 ci4 ze2 sat1 mong6.
    • We need to strive for the best. Don't let our supporters down.
  4. Cantonese
    我哋冇错，当然要据理力争啦。
    我哋冇錯，當然要據理力爭啦。
    ngo5 dei6 mou5 co3, dong1 jin2 jiu3 geoi3 lei5 lik6 zang1 laa1.
    • We didn't do anything wrong. Certainly we should fight for what's right.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    力争
    力爭
    lì zhēng
    • to work hard for