To earn money in Chinese: 赚钱 (zhuàn qián)

zhuàn qián

to earn money

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 賺錢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to earn money
  2. 2moneymaking

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓㄨㄢˋ

zhuàn

/ zh/ u/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

/ q/ i/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

赚钱

Simplified

賺錢

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他靠开出租车赚钱养家。

    tā kào kāi chū zū chē zhuàn qián yǎng jiā。

    He earns a living driving a taxi to support his family.

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