斗争

鬥爭

dòuzhēng

verb HSK 6 #3,725

Meanings

1 to struggle; to fight; to battle
2 struggle; conflict; fight

Characters

to fight; to struggle; to contend

to compete; to contend; to dispute

To fight and contend — an intense struggle, whether physical, political, or ideological.

Examples

人民为自由而斗争。

Rénmín wèi zìyóu ér dòuzhēng.

The people fought for freedom.

阶级斗争是历史课的重要内容。

Jiējí dòuzhēng shì lìshǐkè de zhòngyào nèiróng.

Class struggle is an important topic in history class.

他一直在与疾病斗争。

Tā yīzhí zài yǔ jíbìng dòuzhēng.

He has been fighting against illness.

权力斗争非常激烈。

Quánlì dòuzhēng fēicháng jīliè.

The power struggle is very intense.

Tips

culture

斗争 carries strong political connotations in Chinese. 阶级斗争 (class struggle) was a central concept during the Mao era. Today, 斗争 is also used more broadly: 与...斗争 (fight against disease, poverty, etc.).

Stroke Order

斗 dǒu

争 zhēng