meaning for 争气 zhēngqì:

  • - to work hard for sth
  • - to resolve on improvement
  • - determined not to fall short

wúfǎxiǎngxiàng无法想象
yīgè一个
wàibiǎo外表
rúcǐ如此
zhēngqì争气
de
rén
huì
zài
de
jiāwùshì家务事
shàng
rúcǐ如此
lǎnsǎn懒散
lāta邋遢

You would not expect anyone so neat in her personal appearance to be slovenly in her housekeeping.