争气

爭氣
zhēngqì
  1. to work hard for sth
  2. to resolve on improvement
  3. determined not to fall short

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 争 zhēng
  1. to strive for
  2. to vie for
  3. to argue or debate
  4. deficient or lacking (dialect)
  5. how or what (literary)
2 气 qì
  1. gas; air
  2. smell
  3. weather
  4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
  5. vital energy; qi