不争气 Chinese English dictionary 不争气 translate 不争气 pinyin

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不争气

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
不争气 bùzhēngqì	不争气 \| 不争气* \| *不争气	to be disappointing / to fail to live up to expectations	不爭氣

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
不	不 \| 不* \| *不	4画一 + 3	bù, fǒu, fōu	no, not; un-; negative prefix	bat1	1090.0 MF


争	争 \| 争* \| *争	6画亅了 + 5	zhēng, zhèng	dispute, fight, contend, strive	zaang1	爭 2750.7 NSD


气	气 \| 气* \| *气	4画气 + 0	qì	steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84	hei3	氣 8001.7 OMN

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
不争气 bùzhēngqì	不争气 \| 不争气* \| *不争气	to be disappointing / to fail to live up to expectations


不 bù	不 \| 不* \| *不	no; not so / (bound form) not; un-


不争 bùzhēng	不争 \| 不争* \| *不争	widely known / incontestable / undeniable / to not strive for / to not contend for


争　zhēng	争 \| 争* \| *争	to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)


争气　zhēngqì	争气 \| 争气* \| *争气	to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short


气　　qì	气 \| 气* \| *气	gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi