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Strive / Struggle
奮鬥 means strive (as in to put great effort into something or a cause).
It can also be translated as a struggle.
The second character of this word can also be written as shown to the right. Yes.
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Strive / Struggle
奮闘 is the Japanese version of a word that means strive (as in to put great effort into something or a cause).
It can also be translated as a struggle. There's a very similar version used in Chinese with the same meaning.
Fight for a Goal
爭 is the way to express the idea of fighting for a goal.
This can also mean struggling or arguing. 爭 is okay for a Chinese audience, and while it is a word in Korean, this character is seldom seen alone in Korean grammar.
Mixed Martial Arts
綜合格鬥 is a common Chinese title for “Mixed Martial Arts” or “MMA.”
The characters or words in this title break down this way:
綜合 zōng hé = composite, synthesized, to sum up, to integrate, and/or to synthesize.
格 gé = style, frame, or rule.
斗 dòu = fight, to battle, or to struggle.
Wu Wei / Without Action
Daoist / Taoist Tenet
無為 or “Wu Wei” is a Daoist (Taoist) tenet that speaks to the idea of letting nature take its course.
Some will say it's about knowing when to take action and when not to. In reality, it's more about not going against the flow. What will happen is controlled by the Dao (Tao), for which one who follows the Dao will not resist or struggle against.
There is a lot more to this concept, but chances are, if you are looking for this entry, you already know the expanded concept.
Warning: Outside of the Daoist context, this means idleness or inactivity (especially in Japanese, where not everyone knows this as a Daoist concept).
Soul Mates
It was tough to find the best way to say “soul mates” in Chinese. We settled on 天生一對 as an old way to say, “A couple selected by heaven.”
The first two characters together mean “natural” or “innate.” Separated, they mean “heaven” and “born.” The last two characters mean “couple.” So this can be translated as “A couple that is together by nature,” or “A couple brought together by heaven's decree.” With a slight stretch, you could say, “A couple born together from heaven.”
It's a struggle to find the best way to describe this idea in English but trust me, it is pretty cool, and it is a great way to say “soulmates.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
上善若水 see styles |
shàng shàn ruò shuǐ shang4 shan4 ruo4 shui3 shang shan jo shui |
More info & calligraphy: Ultimate Goodness of Water |
掙 挣 see styles |
zhèng zheng4 cheng |
to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money) |
競 竞 see styles |
jìng jing4 ching kura くら |
to compete; to contend; to struggle (suffix) (abbreviation) (See 競べ) contest; match; (surname) Watanabe |
鬥 斗 see styles |
dòu dou4 tou tō |
to fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend; to put together; coming together to fight against |
三戒 see styles |
sān jiè san1 jie4 san chieh sankai さんかい |
(1) (from the Analects of Confucius) three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain); (2) {Buddh} three categories of precepts (lay, ordination, moral) The three sets of commandments, i.e. the ten for the ordained who have left home, the eight for the devout at home, and the five for the ordinary laity. |
争い see styles |
arasoi あらそい |
(1) fight; dispute; feud; conflict; struggle; strife; discord; argument; quarrel; controversy; (2) competition; contest; rivalry |
争奪 see styles |
soudatsu / sodatsu そうだつ |
(noun, transitive verb) struggle (for); scramble; contest |
争闘 see styles |
soutou / soto そうとう |
(n,vs,vi) (form) (See 闘争・1) strife; struggle; conflict; fight |
內鬥 内斗 see styles |
nèi dòu nei4 dou4 nei tou |
internal strife; power struggle; (of members of an organization) to fight each other |
共諍 共诤 see styles |
gòng zhēng gong4 zheng1 kung cheng gūsō |
struggle with each other |
共闘 see styles |
kyoutou / kyoto きょうとう |
(n,vs,vi) joint struggle; common (united) front |
内紛 see styles |
naifun ないふん |
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting |
分爭 分争 see styles |
fēn zhēng fen1 zheng1 fen cheng |
to dispute; to struggle for mastery |
喘ぐ see styles |
aegu あえぐ |
(v5g,vi) (1) to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; (v5g,vi) (2) to suffer; to struggle |
奪得 夺得 see styles |
duó dé duo2 de2 to te |
to take (after a struggle); to wrest; to seize; to capture; to win (a trophy) |
奮戰 奋战 see styles |
fèn zhàn fen4 zhan4 fen chan |
to fight bravely; (fig.) to struggle; to work hard |
奮闘 see styles |
funtou / funto ふんとう |
(n,vs,vi) (1) strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; (n,vs,vi) (2) hard fighting; fierce fighting |
奮鬥 奋斗 see styles |
fèn dòu fen4 dou4 fen tou |
to strive; to struggle |
往生 see styles |
wǎng shēng wang3 sheng1 wang sheng oujou / ojo おうじょう |
to be reborn; to live in paradise (Buddhism); to die; (after) one's death (n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} passing on to the next life; (n,vs,vi) (2) death; (n,vs,vi) (3) giving up a struggle; submission; (n,vs,vi) (4) being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed; (5) (rare) (See 圧状・2) coercion The future life, the life to which anyone is going; to go to be born in the Pure Land of Amitābha. (1) 往相囘向 To transfer one's merits to all beings that they may attain the Pure Land of Amitābha. (2) 還相囘向 Having been born in the Pure Land to return to mortality and by one's merits to bring mortals to the Pure Land. |
戦い see styles |
tatakai たたかい |
battle; fight; struggle; conflict |
戦う see styles |
tatakau たたかう |
(v5u,vi) (1) to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against); (2) to compete (against); (3) to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist |
戰鬥 战斗 see styles |
zhàn dòu zhan4 dou4 chan tou |
to fight; to engage in combat; struggle; battle; CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] |
抗争 see styles |
kousou / koso こうそう |
(n,vs,vi) rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife; contention; resistance |
拮抗 see styles |
kikkou / kikko きっこう |
(noun/participle) rivalry; competition; antagonism; struggle for supremacy |
拼搏 see styles |
pīn bó pin1 bo2 p`in po pin po |
to struggle; to wrestle |
掙扎 挣扎 see styles |
zhēng zhá zheng1 zha2 cheng cha |
to struggle |
掙脫 挣脱 see styles |
zhèng tuō zheng4 tuo1 cheng t`o cheng to |
to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1] |
搏戰 搏战 see styles |
bó zhàn bo2 zhan4 po chan |
to fight; to struggle; to wage war |
搏鬥 搏斗 see styles |
bó dòu bo2 dou4 po tou |
to wrestle; to fight; to struggle |
撐拒 撑拒 see styles |
chēng jù cheng1 ju4 ch`eng chü cheng chü |
to resist; to struggle; to sustain |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Strive Struggle | 奮鬥 / 奮斗 奋斗 / 奋鬥 | fèn dòu / fen4 dou4 / fen dou / fendou | fen tou / fentou | |
| Strive Struggle | 奮闘 / 奮鬥 奋斗 / 奋鬥 | fun tou / funtou / fun to | ||
| Fight for a Goal | 爭 争 | zhēng / zheng1 / zheng | cheng | |
| Mixed Martial Arts | 綜合格鬥 综合格斗 | zōng hé gé dòu zong1 he2 ge2 dou4 zong he ge dou zonghegedou | tsung ho ko tou tsunghokotou |
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| Wu Wei Without Action | 無為 无为 | mui | wú wéi / wu2 wei2 / wu wei / wuwei | |
| Soul Mates | 天生一對 天生一对 | tiān shēng yí duì tian1 sheng1 yi2 dui4 tian sheng yi dui tianshengyidui | t`ien sheng i tui tienshengitui tien sheng i tui |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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