挣

zhèng

HSK 53 readings

“To struggle to get free” in Chinese is 挣 (zhèng).

Other characters with the syllable zheng: see all 13 →

Meaning

to struggle to get free
to strive to acquire
to make (money)

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used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

Example

别老躺着啊，要是躺着能挣钱也行。

From 挣钱 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zhèngto struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)
zhēngused in 掙扎|挣扎

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 挣

挣钱zhèngqiánto make moneyHSK 5 挣扎zhēngzháto struggleHSK 7-9

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