How to say “struggle” in Chinese
struggle, strive
“Struggle” in Chinese is 奋斗, fèn dòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
奋斗 is read fèn dòu: 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.
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 “奋斗”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “struggle” in Chinese?
“Struggle” in Chinese is 奋斗, pinyin fèndòu.
What does 奋斗 mean?
奋斗 (fèndòu) means “struggle, strive”.
How do you write 奋斗?
奋斗 is 2 characters: 奋 (fèn) — be inspired, exert oneself; 斗 (dòu) — fight, struggle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 奋斗?
奋斗 is read fèndòu. Tones: fèn — fourth tone, dòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“struggle” in the lesson “Life's work”
This word is from the topic “Work” of HSK 5. 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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