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斗争 (鬥爭)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

斗争 [dòuzhēng]
  1. 1. verb [努力战胜] struggle
    阶级斗争
    class struggle
  2. 2. verb [打击] combat
  3. 3. verb [奋斗] fight for

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

斗争 [dòuzhēng]
  1. 1. struggle; fight; combat; battle
    新与旧的斗争
    conflict between the new and the old
  2. 2. accuse and denounce at a meeting
  3. 3. strive for; fight for
    为完成五年计划而斗争
    strive for the fulfilment of the five-year plan

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

斗争 [dòuzhēng]
  1. 1. 矛盾双方互相冲突,力求战胜对方
    开展武装斗争
  2. 2. 用讲理、批判的方式揭露、打击
    对妨碍团结的言行必须坚决斗争
  3. 3. 奋斗
    为民族的振兴而斗争
  4. 4. 参见"争斗"的提示。

Examples

制订对敌斗争的策略
work out the tactics of our struggle against the enemy
党内斗争
inner-party struggle
为完成五年计划而斗争
strive for the fulfilment of the five-year plan
反帝斗争
anti-imperialist struggle
斗争方式
form of struggle
斗争的锋芒
the spearhead of struggle
敢于斗争,敢于胜利
dare to struggle and dare to win
斗争中表现得非常刚毅和机智
display both fortitude and resourcefulness in the struggle
傀儡集团内部狗咬狗的斗争
a dog-eat-dog struggle within a puppet clique

Collocations

阶级斗争
class struggle
思想斗争
mental struggle
激烈的斗争
violent struggle
斗争到底
to fight it out
进行斗争
carry on a struggle
斗争
reluct
斗争
hold public accusation meeting
斗争地主恶霸
fight against despotic landlord
斗争成果
result of struggle
为共产主义事业而斗争
fight for the cause of communism

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

奋斗 and 斗争

奋斗 and 斗争
fèndòu and dòuzhēng

Both words mean to fight hard in order to achieve one’s goal.
(1) 多少年来,他为了达到理想而不断奋斗斗争)着。
(2) 为了明天,让我们不断奋斗斗争)吧!

But 奋斗 stresses one’s own effort.
(3) 他为民族解放事业奋斗了近二十年。
(4) 为家庭,为儿女奋斗了大半辈子,他现在只想停下来歇一歇。

Whereas 斗争 stresses the struggle between the two opposite sides, e.g. 政治斗争 zhèngzhì dòuzhēng(political struggle), 阶级斗争 jiējí dòuzhēng (class struggle), 民族斗争 mínzú dòuzhēng (national struggle).
(5) 两家公司正在为争夺市场的霸主地位而进行着激烈的斗争
(6) 是坚持,还是放弃?他心里的两种念头在不断斗争着。

奋斗 cannot be used this way in such situations.
(7) 他正和自己的疾病做斗争

When this involves “two sides” (one against one’s weakness), 奋斗 cannot be used either. We can say 进行斗争,but 奋斗 cannot be be used in this way.

这两个词都可表示为了达到目的而竭尽全力去做。
但“奋斗”多表示单方面的努力。
“斗争”则表示对立的双方互相较量、冲突,如“政治斗争”、“阶级斗争”、“民族斗争”等。这时不能用“奋斗”。表现“双方”(自己对自己的弱点)的较量,同样不能用“奋斗”。还可以说“进行斗争”,“奋斗”则不能这样用。

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