Chinese Word: 挣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挣 (Trad.: 掙)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 争 [ zhēng ] to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive

Similar Characters: 诤

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Pinyin: zhèng

English Definition:to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)

Chinese Definition:
①用力支撑或摆脱：挣脱。挣开。
②出力取得：挣钱。挣饭吃。

Example Words:

挣钱HSK 5	zhèng qián	to make money
挣脱HSK 5	zhèng tuō	to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
挣得HSK 5	zhèng dé	to earn (income); to make (money)
自挣自用	zì zhèng zì yòng	to live on one's own income (idiom)

Pinyin: zhēng

English Definition:see 挣扎

Chinese Definition:
①(挣扎)尽力支撑或摆脱，如“垂死挣挣”。

Example Words:

挣扎HSK 6	zhēng zhá	to struggle
垂死挣扎	chuí sǐ zhēng zhá	deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
奋力挣扎	fèn lì zhēng zhá	to struggle with all one's might (idiom)
撒呓挣	sā yì zhēng	somniloquy; to talk or act in one's sleep; sleep-walking

1		tā 他 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 zài 在 jiā bān 加班 zhèng qián 挣钱。 He works overtime every day to earn money.
2		zuò shēng yì 做生意 de 的 mù dì 目的 jiù shì 就是 wèi le 为了 zhèng qián 挣钱。 The purpose of doing business is to earn money.
3		tā 她 wèi le 为了 zhèng qián 挣钱， jiān 兼 le 了 liǎng 两 fèn 份 gōng zuò 工作。 She took on two jobs in order to earn money.
4		tā 他 xiǎng 想 jìn kuài 尽快 zhèng dào 挣到 zú gòu 足够 de 的 qián 钱 lái 来 mǎi 买 fáng zi 房子。 He wants to earn enough money as soon as possible to buy a house.
5		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张， dàn 但 nǐ 你 kě yǐ 可以 zhèng 挣 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱。 This project is very tense, but you can earn a lot of money.

1		tā 他 měi tiān 每天 dōu 都 zài 在 jiā bān 加班 zhèng qián 挣钱。 He works overtime every day to earn money.
2		zuò shēng yì 做生意 de 的 mù dì 目的 jiù shì 就是 wèi le 为了 zhèng qián 挣钱。 The purpose of doing business is to earn money.
3		tā 她 wèi le 为了 zhèng qián 挣钱， jiān 兼 le 了 liǎng 两 fèn 份 gōng zuò 工作。 She took on two jobs in order to earn money.
4		tā 他 xiǎng 想 jìn kuài 尽快 zhèng dào 挣到 zú gòu 足够 de 的 qián 钱 lái 来 mǎi 买 fáng zi 房子。 He wants to earn enough money as soon as possible to buy a house.
5		zhè ge 这个 xiàng mù 项目 hěn 很 jǐn zhāng 紧张， dàn 但 nǐ 你 kě yǐ 可以 zhèng 挣 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱。 This project is very tense, but you can earn a lot of money.