挣

To struggle to get free in Chinese: 挣 (zhèng)

zhèng

to struggle to get free

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 掙1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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挣

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥˋ

zhèng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

挣

Simplified

掙

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他每天工作是为了挣钱养家。

    tā měi tiān gōng zuò shì wèi le zhèng qián yǎng jiā。

    He works every day to earn money to support his family.

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Related words

挣钱

zhèng qián

to make money

挣扎

zhēng zhá

to struggle

正版

zhèng bǎn

genuine

正规

zhèng guī

regular

正如

zhèng rú

just as

正义

zhèng yì

justice

证实

zhèng shí

to confirm (sth to be true)

证书

zhèng shū

credentials

之内

zhī nèi

inside

之外

zhī wài

outside

之下

zhī xià

under

之中

zhī zhōng

inside

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