Meaning
struggle; to earn; to make (money)
Chinese: 用力摆脱；也表示挣钱。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 挣 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 挣钱zhèng qiánto make money
- 挣扎zhēng zháto struggle
- 挣得zhèng déto earn (income); to make (money)
- 挣脱zhèng tuōto throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr.
- 垂死挣扎chuí sǐ zhēng zhádeathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
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Example Sentence
他靠自己的双手挣钱养家。Tā kào zì jǐ de shuāng shǒu zhèng qián yǎng jiā.He earns money to support his family with his own hands.
他Tāhe靠kàoto lean against or on自己zì jǐoneself的deof双手shuāng shǒuboth hands挣钱zhèng qiánto make money养家yǎng jiāto support a family。