力争上游

Traditional: 力爭上游

lì zhēng shàng yóu

Dictionary entry

to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result

What does 力争上游 mean?

力争上游 (lì zhēng shàng yóu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result

2to have high ambitions

Character breakdown

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力Lìsurname Li 争zhēngto strive for · to vie for 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]游Yóusurname You

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力争上游

lì zhēng shàng yóu

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