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挣钱 (zhèng qián) – to make money

zhèng qián

to make money

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 掙錢2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to make money

Simplified & traditional

挣钱

Simplified

掙錢

Traditional

Example sentences

See 挣钱 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 挣钱容易攒钱难。

    zhèng qián róng yì zǎn qián nán 。

    It is easier to get money than to keep it.

  • 挣钱是他的宗教。

    zhèng qián shì tā de zōng jiào 。

    Making money is his religion.

Related words

钱

qián

surname Qian

挣

zhēng

used in 挣扎

零钱

líng qián

change (of money)

钱包

qián bāo

purse

价钱

jià qian

price

金钱

jīn qián

money

省钱

shěng qián

to save money

赚钱

zhuàn qián

to earn money

本钱

běn qián

capital

赔钱

péi qián

to lose money

钱财

qián cái

wealth

掏钱

tāo qián

to pay

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