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挣

zhèng
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to struggle to get free
  2. 2. to strive to acquire
  3. 3. to make (money)

Example Sentences

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我一天 挣 一百歐元。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 344959)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 挣

挣扎
zhēng zhá

to struggle

垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

deathbed struggle

挣得
zhèng dé

to earn (income)

挣脱
zhèng tuō

to throw off

挣钱
zhèng qián

to make money

撒呓挣
sā yì zheng

(coll.) to talk in one's sleep; to sleepwalk