挣扎 meaning and pronunciation

挣扎
Simplified word
掙紮
Traditional word

挣扎 English definition

zhēng zhá
  • to struggle
  • struggling

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  • 挣 (zhēng): to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money);
  • 扎 (zhā): to prick; to run or stick (a needle etc) into; jug (a classifier for liquids such as beer);