Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words掙扎

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掙扎

zhēngzhá·ㄓㄥㄓㄚ

“to struggle; to fight to free oneself; to make a strenuous effort; to barely manage”

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To struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to earn money; to contend for; to support with effort.

To prick or pierce; to tie or bind; a bundle or classifier for bundles; to be stationed; to struggle; to embroider; to stop or halt.