争气 Simplified word 爭氣 Traditional word 争气 English definition zhēng qì to work hard for sth to resolve on improvement determined not to fall short HSK level HSK 6 Characters 争 (zhēng): to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary); 气 (qì): gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi;