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赚

zhuàn
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Verb Common

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赚
zhuàn Verb to earn; to make a profit
赚
zuàn to cheat; to swindle

Definitions

  1. 1. to earn
  2. 2. to make a profit

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Character focus

Stroke order

14 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
赔
péi

to compensate for loss

To lose money in business; opposite of making a profit.

Related words

2 items
获利
huò lì

profit

A more formal way to express gaining profit.
亏
kuī

deficiency

To suffer a loss, often used in business contexts.

Synonyms

1 item
挣
zhèng

to struggle to get free

In the sense of earning money through work; e.g., 挣钱 vs 赚钱.

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 钱 (money) in phrases like 赚钱 (earn money), and with 利润 (profit) as 赚取利润.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 赚 (zhuàn, earn profit) with 钻 (zuān, drill/get into). The latter can mean 'to exploit' in slang, but the characters and meanings differ.

Example Sentences

2 shown
他做生意 赚 了很多钱。
He earned a lot of money doing business.
我想 赚 多点。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9797489)

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Words Containing 赚

赚钱
zhuàn qián

to earn money

网赚
wǎng zhuàn

to make money online

赚取
zhuàn qǔ

to make a profit

赚哄
zhuàn hǒng

to cheat

赚回来
zhuàn huí lai

to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)

赚大钱
zhuàn dà qián

to earn a fortune

赚得
zhuàn dé

to earn

赚头
zhuàn tou

profit (colloquial)