爭取
simp争取zang1 ceoi2zhēng qǔ
English
- to fight for
- to strive for
- to win over
- to strive for; to fight for
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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。
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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.
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.
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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