爭取

See also: 争取

Chinese

		struggle; fight	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
trad. (爭取)		爭	取
simp. (争取)		争	取

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēngqǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄥㄑㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zang¹ ceoi²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chên-chhí
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): cheng-chhú / chng-chhú / cheng-chhí

(Teochew, Peng'im): zên¹ cu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēngqǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄥㄑㄩˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhengcyǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chêng¹-chʻü³
  - Yale: jēng-chyǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengcheu
  - Palladius: чжэнцюй (čžɛncjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zang¹ ceoi²
  - Yale: jāng chéui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzang¹ tsoey²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeng¹ cêu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chên-chhí
  - Hakka Romanization System: zen^ˊ qi^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zen¹ qi³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sen²⁴ t͡sʰi³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chhú
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-tshú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chng-chhú
  - Tâi-lô: tsng-tshú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zngzhuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sŋ̍³³ t͡sʰu⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cheng-chhí
  - Tâi-lô: tsing-tshí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zengchie
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zên¹ cu²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseⁿ tshú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu⁵²/

Verb

爭取

to fight for; to strive for; to win over; to compete for; to go for
爭取持久和平／争取持久和平 ― zhēngqǔ chíjiǔ hépíng ― to strive for lasting peace

為了出國，他準備爭取獎學金。 [MSC, trad.]
为了出国，他准备争取奖学金。 [MSC, simp.]
Wèile chūguó, tā zhǔnbèi zhēngqǔ jiǎngxuéjīn. [Pinyin]
He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
爭	取

Verb

爭取

chữ Hán form of tranh thủ (“to attract support from other people; to make use of free time or waiting time”).