English–Chinese
“struggle” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhēng zhá
Example
孩子在床上挣扎，不肯睡觉。hái zi zài chuáng shàng zhēng zhá bù kěn shuì jiào
The child is struggling in bed and refuses to go to sleep.
How to say “struggle” in Chinese
“Struggle” in Chinese is 挣扎 (zhēng zhá).
A trapped or pressured person pushes, twists, and keeps trying to escape.
Example sentences with 挣扎
被洪水围困的村民拼命挣扎着寻找出路。bèi hóng shuǐ wéi kùn de cūn mín pīn mìng zhēng zhá zhe xún zhǎo chū lù
The villagers trapped by the flood struggled desperately to find a way out.
Tips for using 挣扎
- In everyday speech, the word can describe inner pressure as well as blocked movement, so the subject may be a person facing a hard choice or a difficult situation, not only someone being held.