How to say “fight” in Chinese
fight, struggle; struggle
“Fight” in Chinese is 斗争, dòu zhēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
斗争 is read dòu zhēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Second reading: dǒu, “grain measure”, as in 科.
It hints at the sound of 净 and 静 jìng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “斗争”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 斗争. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她一直在跟疾病斗争tāyìzhízàigēnjíbìngdòuzhēngShe has been fighting an illness all this time.
More words from the lesson “Privacy and difficult topics”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fight” in Chinese?
“Fight” in Chinese is 斗争, pinyin dòuzhēng.
What does 斗争 mean?
斗争 (dòuzhēng) means “fight, struggle; struggle”.
How do you write 斗争?
斗争 is 2 characters: 斗 (dòu) — fight, struggle; 争 (zhēng) — fight, argue. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 斗争?
斗争 is read dòuzhēng. Tones: dòu — fourth tone, zhēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fight” in the lesson “Privacy and difficult topics”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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