挣钱

zhèng qián

HSK 2.0 等级 5 不太常见

释义

1. to make money

词语关系

Antonyms

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• 赔钱 péi qián 赔钱 péi qián to lose money 挣钱 means to make money, 赔钱 means to lose money in business: to lose money

Related words

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• 发财 fā cái 发财 fā cái to get rich 发财 means to get rich, related to the result of 挣钱: to get rich
• 挣 zhèng 挣 zhèng to struggle to get free 挣 as a standalone verb means to earn, used in other contexts like 挣分 (earn points): to struggle to get free

Synonyms

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• 赚钱 zhuàn qián 赚钱 zhuàn qián to earn money 挣钱 is more informal, 赚钱 is slightly more formal; both mean to earn/make money: to earn money

Usage notes

Collocations

挣钱 is often used in the phrase 挣钱养家 (earn money to support the family).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 挣钱 (zhèng qián) with 争钱 (zhēng qián); the latter is not a standard word.

例句

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他努力工作 挣钱 。

He works hard to earn money.

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挣钱 的构成词

• 挣 挣 zhèng: to struggle to get free
• 钱 钱 qián: coin