爭取

See also: 争取

Chinese

		struggle; fight	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
trad. (爭取)		爭	取
simp. (争取)		争	取

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngqǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ ceoi²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chên-chhí
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): cheng-chhú / chng-chhú / cheng-chhí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zên¹ cu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngqǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄑㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengcyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chʻü³
    • Yale: jēng-chyǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengcheu
    • Palladius: чжэнцюй (čžɛncjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zang¹ ceoi²
    • Yale: jāng chéui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ tsoey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ cêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chên-chhí
    • Hakka Romanization System: zen^ˊ qi^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zen¹ qi³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sen²⁴ t͡sʰi³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chhú
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-tshú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-chhú
    • Tâi-lô: tsng-tshú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zngzhuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ t͡sʰu⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chhí
    • Tâi-lô: tsing-tshí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengchie
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zên¹ cu²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseⁿ tshú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu⁵²/

Verb

爭取

1. to fight for; to strive for; to win over; to compete for; to go for

   爭取持久和平／争取持久和平  ―  zhēngqǔ chíjiǔ hépíng  ―  to strive for lasting peace

   為了出國，他準備爭取獎學金。 [MSC, trad.]
   为了出国，他准备争取奖学金。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wèile chūguó, tā zhǔnbèi zhēngqǔ jiǎngxuéjīn. [Pinyin]

   He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
爭	取

Verb

爭取

1. chữ Hán form of tranh thủ (“to attract support from other people; to make use of free time or waiting time”).