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挣扎
zhēngzhá
Description
"挣扎"是指在很难的情况下用力想办法坚持或逃出来。
"挣扎" means to struggle hard to persist or escape in difficult situations.
它可以说身体上的用力，也可以说心里很痛苦地坚持。
It can refer to physical effort or to mentally painful persistence.
Meanings
挣扎zhēngzhá
to struggle physically to free oneself
那条鱼在网里用力挣扎。
The fish struggled hard in the net.
挣扎zhēngzhá
to struggle on in a hard situation
生病以后，他还在痛苦地挣扎着。
Even after falling ill, he was still struggling in pain.
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Notes
- Etymology
挣 (strain, struggle) + 扎 (prick, tie), together meaning to strain against something.
- Nuance
often implies painful, hard effort against difficulty, not simple movement.
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