斗 dòu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 斗 — to struggle, to fight, to contend
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
斗争
dòuzhēng
to struggle; struggle, fight
Characters in this word
争 zhēng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这场斗争不仅发生在市场上，也发生在观念层面。 Zhè chǎng dòuzhēng bùjǐn fāshēng zài shìchǎng shàng, yě fāshēng zài guānniàn céngmiàn. This struggle takes place not only in the market, but also at the level of ideas.
- 人们为了生存，一直在和大自然作斗争。 Rénmen wèile shēngcún, yìzhí zài hé dà zìrán zuò dòuzhēng. To survive, people have always been struggling against nature.
- 她和疾病斗争了很多年，从来没有放弃。 Tā hé jíbìng dòuzhēng le hěn duō nián, cónglái méiyǒu fàngqì. She fought her illness for many years and never gave up.
Related words
- 奋斗 fèndòu to struggle; to work hard
- 战斗 zhàndòu battle; to fight
- 搏斗 bódòu to fight; to struggle
- 斗 dòu to fight; to struggle; to contend
- 斗志 dòuzhì fighting spirit; morale
- 泰斗 tàidǒu leading authority; great master
- 争 zhēng to fight for; to argue
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 战争 zhànzhēng war
- 争论 zhēnglùn to argue
- 竞争 jìngzhēng to compete; competition
- 争议 zhēngyì dispute; controversy