挣

The character "挣" has 9 strokes. "挣" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "挣" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "挣" are "zhèng" "zhēng" . View the stroke order of "挣">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "挣"

v.: struggle to get free; try to throw off; earn; make

• earn : v.赚得；挣得；获得；博得；招致；使…得到；生息；赢利；惹起
• make : v.做；制作；制造；建造；创造；使存在；使形成；带来；迫使做；组成；合计；共计；挣得；赚得；赶上；及时到达；朝…走去；求欢；诱奸；赢；涨；退

Form words with "挣"

挣工资 earn wages

挣工分 earn workpoints

挣昧心钱 earn money by dishonest means

Example phrases using "挣"

• 工资之外, 他又挣了不少版税。

  In addition to his salary, he earned a lot from royalties.

• 挣了俩钱儿，就觉得了不起了。

  He made a few bucks and felt (that) he was a smash success.

• 他每月挣的还不够自己花销。

  He spends more than he makes/earns every month.

• 他们每月挣4,000元，而且包吃包住。

  They are paid 4,000 yuan per month, plus lodgings and board.

• 妻子多少挣点儿钱，他的生活还勉强过得去。

  He managed on the meagre income his wife earned.

• 只要他好好工作，我倒不在乎他挣多少钱回家。

  So long as he is devoted to his job, I don’t really mind how much money he brings home.

• 某个一年最多挣两万八的公务员。

  Some civil servant knocking down twenty-eight thousand a year, tops.

• 她从事电视工作，挣了大把的钱。

  She was working on TV and had wads of money.

• 你得挣多得多的钱。

  You want to earn a lot more wonga.

• 若平均计算妇女们的季节性收入，她们每周只挣３５英镑。

  The women earned only ￡35 weekly when their seasonal earnings were averaged out.