爭取 [争－]

Jyutping zang1 ceoi2
Pinyin zhēng qǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to fight for
  2. to strive for
  3. to win over
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    為​咗​得到​一樣​嘢​或者​達到​一件​事​而​努力
    to strive for; to fight for
    • 爭取更多經費
      争取更多经费
      zang1 ceoi2 gang3 do1 ging1 fei3
      to fight for more funding
    • 爭取主動
      争取主动
      zang1 ceoi2 zyu2 dung6
      to take the initiative
    • 爭取時間
      争取时间
      zang1 ceoi2 si4 gaan3
      to race against the clock
    • 機會要自己爭取。
      机会要自己争取。
      gei1 wui6 jiu3 zi6 gei2 zang1 ceoi2.
      We should fight for the opportunity my ourselves.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to fight for; to strive for; to win over; to compete for; to go for
    • 為了出國，他準備爭取獎學金。
      为了出国，他准备争取奖学金。
      wèi le chū guó ， tā zhǔn bèi zhēng qǔ jiǎng xué jīn ．
      He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #888
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他去了那里帮助清洁工人和平地争取更高的薪金和更好的工作环境。
    他去了那裏幫助清潔工人和平地爭取更高的薪金和更好的工作環境。
    tā qù le nà li bāng zhù qīng jié gōng rén hé píng dì zhēng qǔ gèng gāo de xīn jīn hé gèng hǎo de gōng zuò huán jìng 。
    • He had gone there to help garbage workers strike peacefully for better pay and working conditions.
  2. Mandarin
    今天晚上我先用一下，争取明天还给你。
    今天晚上我先用一下，爭取明天還給你。
    jīn tiān wǎn shang wǒ xiān yòng yī xià ， zhēng qǔ míng tiān huán gěi nǐ 。
    • I'll use it a bit this evening, and try my best to give it back to you tomorrow.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    支持者系要游说争取㗎，票唔系屌返嚟㗎。
    支持者係要遊説爭取㗎，票唔係屌返嚟㗎。
    zi1 ci4 ze2 hai6 jiu3 jau4 seoi3 zang1 ceoi2 gaa3, piu3 m4 hai6 diu2 faan1 lai4 gaa3.
    • Supporters are to be persuaded and won over. Votes do not come by indiscriminate criticism.
  2. Cantonese
    佢哋有咁多筹码喺手，要透过谈判争取返我哋嘅利益恐怕都唔系咁易。
    佢哋有咁多籌碼喺手，要透過談判爭取返我哋嘅利益恐怕都唔係咁易。
    keoi5 dei6 jau5 gam3 do1 cau4 maa5 hai2 sau2, jiu3 tau3 gwo3 taam4 pun3 zang1 ceoi2 faan1 ngo5 dei6 ge3 lei6 jik1 hung2 paa3 dou1 m4 hai6 gam3 ji6.
    • As they have got a lot of stakes in their hands, it might be very difficult for us to negotiate what we deserve.
  3. Cantonese
    争取更多经费
    爭取更多經費
    zang1 ceoi2 gang3 do1 ging1 fei3
    • to fight for more funding
  4. Cantonese
    争取主动
    爭取主動
    zang1 ceoi2 zyu2 dung6
    • to take the initiative
  5. Cantonese
    争取时间
    爭取時間
    zang1 ceoi2 si4 gaan3
    • to race against the clock
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    本书系统地论述了在加油站油品日趋同质化的今天，服务成了竞争取胜的关键。
    本書系統地論述了在加油站油品日趨同質化的今天，服務成了競爭取勝的關鍵。
    běn shū xì tǒng de lùn shù le zài jiā yóu zhàn yóu pǐn rì qū tóng zhì huà de jīn tiān ， fú wù chéng le jìng zhēng qǔ shèng de guān jiàn ．
    • This book systematically discusses that today, when the quality of oil products gradually homogenizes across gas stations, service has become the key to winning competition.
  2. Mandarin
    为了出国，他准备争取奖学金。
    為了出國，他準備爭取獎學金。
    wèi le chū guó ， tā zhǔn bèi zhēng qǔ jiǎng xué jīn ．
    • He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad.
  3. Mandarin
    这一阶段的最中心的任务是：动员一切力量争取抗战的胜利。
    這一階段的最中心的任務是：動員一切力量爭取抗戰的勝利。
    zhè yī jiē duàn de zuì zhōng xīn de rèn wù shì ： dòng yuán yī qiè lì liàng zhēng qǔ kàng zhàn de shèng lì ．
    • In the present stage the central task is to mobilize all the nation's forces for victory in the War of Resistance.
  4. Mandarin
    “七月四日”，这日子代表着一个什么意义，包含着一种什么内容，美国人是不会忘记的。对于我们中国人民——一个正在以血肉争取民族独立和民主自由的民族——来说，也同样是值得体验、值得认识而且学习的。
    “七月四日”，這日子代表着一個什麼意義，包含着一種什麼內容，美國人是不會忘記的。對於我們中國人民——一個正在以血肉爭取民族獨立和民主自由的民族——來説，也同樣是值得體驗、值得認識而且學習的。
    “ qī yuè sì rì ” ， zhè rì zǐ dài biǎo zhe yī ge shén me yì yì ， bāo hán zhe yī zhǒng shén me nèi róng ， měi guó rén shì bù huì wàng jì de ． duì yú wǒ men zhōng guó rén mín — yī ge zhèng zài yǐ xuè ròu zhēng qǔ mín zú dú lì hé mín zhǔ zì yóu de mín zú — lái shuō ， yě tóng yàng shì zhí dé tǐ yàn ， zhí dé rèn shí ér qiě xué xí de ．
    • "The Fourth of July", what meaning this day represents and what kind of content it contains, the Americans will never forget. For us Chinese people — a nation that is fighting for national independence, democracy and freedom with flesh and blood — it is also worth experiencing, worth knowing and learning.
  5. Mandarin
    为着节节抵抗以求消耗敌人和争取余裕时间之目的，而采取半阵地性的所谓“运动性的防御”，更是属于运动战的必要部分。
    為着節節抵抗以求消耗敵人和爭取餘裕時間之目的，而採取半陣地性的所謂“運動性的防禦”，更是屬於運動戰的必要部分。
    wèi zhe jié jié dǐ kàng yǐ qiú xiāo hào dí rén hé zhēng qǔ yú yù shí jiān zhī mù dì ， ér cǎi qǔ bàn zhèn dì xìng de suǒ wèi “ yùn dòng xìng de fáng yù ” ， gèng shì shǔ yú yùn dòng zhàn de bì yào bù fen ．
    • Semi-positional "mobile defence" is a still more essential part of mobile warfare undertaken for the purpose of resisting the enemy at every step, thereby depleting his forces and gaining extra time.