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挣 zhēng

to earn (money by working)

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Traditional
掙
Type
Ideograph
Made of 扌争 ⿰扌争

Memory hint: To fight 争 by hand 扌; 争 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 他每个月挣不少钱。
    Tā měi ge yuè zhèng bù shǎo qián.
    He earns quite a lot of money every month.
    he every (measure) month earn not few money
  2. 你每天要工作多久才能挣够钱？
    Nǐ měitiān yào gōngzuò duō jiǔ cái néng zhèng gòu qián?
    How long do you need to work every day to earn enough money?
    you every-day should work how long only-then can earn enough money (question)
  3. 别放弃，再挣扎一下就成功了。
    Bié fàngqì, zài zhēngzhá yíxià jiù chénggōng le.
    Don't give up, struggle a bit more and you'll succeed.
    don't give-up, again struggle a-bit then succeed (particle)
  4. 他这个月一分钱都没挣到。
    Tā zhège yuè yì fēn qián dōu méi zhèng dào.
    He didn't earn a single cent this month.
    he this month one cent money all not earn arrive
  5. 毕业后，他开始独自在城市里挣钱生活。
    Bìyè hòu, tā kāishǐ dúzì zài chéngshì li zhèng qián shēnghuó.
    After graduating, he began earning money to live alone in the city.
    graduate after, he start alone at city in earn money live

Words with 挣 (2)