粵

爭zang1取ceoi2

simp争取
zang1 ceoi2zhēng qǔ

English

  1. to fight for
  2. to strive for
  3. to win over
  4. to strive for; to fight for

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 為咗得到一樣嘢或者達到一件事而努力

Examples

  • 喺女性被沉默、希望被否定嘅時候,庫珀活住見到女性起身、發聲,最後爭取投票權。 係,我哋得嘅。 我哋做得到。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 今天晚上我先用一下,争取明天还给你。

    I'll use it a bit this evening, and try my best to give it back to you tomorrow.

    Tatoeba · eastasiastudent CC BY

  • 他去了那裏幫助清潔工人和平地爭取更高的薪金和更好的工作環境。

    He had gone there to help garbage workers strike peacefully for better pay and working conditions.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 爭取主動

    to take the initiative

  • 爭取時間

    to race against the clock

  • 爭取更多經費

    to fight for more funding

  • 機會要自己爭取。

    We should fight for the opportunity my ourselves.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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