挣 (掙)
zhèng
Pinyin

Definition

挣 (掙)
 - 
zhèng
  1. to struggle to get free
  2. to strive to acquire
  3. to make (money)
挣 (掙)
 - 
zhēng
  1. see 掙扎|挣扎[zhēng zhá]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

挣扎
zhēng zhá
  1. 1 to struggle
挣
zhēng
  1. 1 see also: 挣扎 zhēng zhá
挣脱
zhèng tuō
  1. 1 to throw off
  2. 2 to struggle free of
  3. 3 Taiwan pr. [zhēng tuō]
挣钱
zhèng qián
  1. 1 to make money
垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
  1. 1 deathbed struggle
  2. 2 final struggle (idiom)

Idioms (1)

垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá
  1. 1 deathbed struggle
  2. 2 final struggle (idiom)

Sample Sentences

G决不会说自己其实在给孩子挣奶粉钱，君子爱财取之有道，不怕有欲望，只怕欲望太low，说白了，这个欲望，必须高大上到跟生计、跟劳碌、跟一地鸡毛的现实生活没关系
G jué bù huì shuō zìjǐ qíshí zài gěi háizi zhēng nǎifěn qián ，jūnzǐ ài cái ，bùpà yǒu yùwàng ，zhǐpà yùwàng tài low ，shuōbáile ，zhège yùwàng ，bìxū gāodà shàng dào gēn shēngjì 、gēn láolù 、gēn yī de jīmáo de xiànshí shēnghuó méiguānxi
G will never say that he is actually earning money to buy milk for his children. A gentleman can love money and earn it morally. One should not fear having desires, but one should only be afraid of having desires that are vulgar. Frankly, this desire should be lofty with no relationship to livelihood, labor, and daily trivialities.
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智联招聘《二零一八应届毕业生就业力调研报告实现个人价值”的数量是选择“挣钱”的近两倍。
zh4lián zhāopìn 《èrlíngyībā yīngjiè bìyèshēng jiùyèlì diàoyán bàogào shíxiàn gèrén jiàzhí ”de shùliàng shì xuǎnzé “zhèngqián ”de jìn liǎngbèi 。
Zhilian recruiter "2018Graduates' Employment Research Report": data revealed that "achieving personal value" is almost twice that of "making money."
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嗯，只有一处血迹喷溅的痕迹，现场也没有挣扎或打斗的迹象，不太寻常，有药物反应吗？
ng4 ，zhǐyǒu yíchù xiějī pēnjiàn de hénjī ，xiànchǎng yěméiyǒu zhēngzhá huò dǎdòu de jīxiàng ，bútài xúncháng ，yǒu yàowù fǎnyìng ma ？
OK, there is only one place where blood spattered and there is no sign of a struggle. It doesn't seem very typical. Was he drugged?
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感情说穿了一人挣脱的一人去捡。
feelings shuōchuān le yī rén zhèngtuō de yī rén qù jiǎn 。
Passion is really what one person casts off, another person picks up
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将来你长大了自己挣钱花，
jiānglái nǐ zhǎngdà le zìjǐ zhèngqián huā ，
In the future when you’re grown, you can make your own money and spend it
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现在的钱有多么难挣啊？
xiànzài de qián yǒu duōme nán zhèng a ？
How money is so hard to get nowadays?
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钱是挣钱的钱，花钱的花！
qián shì zhèngqián de qián ，huāqián de huā ！
“Qian” means money, “hua” means spending
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钱是挣钱的钱，花钱的花！
qián shì zhèngqián de qián ，huāqián de huā ！
“Qian” means money, “hua” means spending
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人们在挣扎扎中相互告慰和拥抱
rénmen zài zhēngzhá zhā zhōng xiānghù gàowèi hé yōngbào
In the midst of struggles, the people comfort and embrace each other
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这些城管简直就是流氓、恶棍！大冷天的，人家在外面卖玉米挣几个钱多不容易啊！又不偷，又不抢，凭什么随随便便就把人家的东西给没收了。
zhèxiē chéngguǎn jiǎnzhí jiùshì liúmáng 、ègùn ！dàlěngtiān de ，rénjiā zài wàimian mài yùmǐ zhèng jǐ ge qián duō bù róngyì a ！yòu bù tōu ，yòu bù qiǎng ，píng shénme suísuíbiànbiàn jiù bǎ rénjiā de dōngxi gěi mòshōu le 。
These city management officers are just a bunch of thugs and bullies! It's not easy trying to make a little money selling corn out here in this freezing cold weather! They're not stealing or robbing or anything. What gives city management the right to just confiscate people's things like it's nothing?
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