掙
zhēng
to strive, endeavor, struggle; to earn; to pierce; to wedge in
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 手
- HSK
- —
- Tone
- 1
Simplified form: 挣
Stroke order
Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 挣, the simplified form of 掙. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.
Example sentences
他每个月挣多少？
Tā měi gè yuè zhēng duō shao
How much money does he make a month?
挣的越多钱，就花得越多钱。
Zhēng de yuè duō qián jiù huā de yuè duō qián
The more you earn, the more you spend.
他通过努力挣了大笔钱。
Tā tōng guò nǔ lì zhēng le dà bǐ qián
He has made a fortune through hard work.
挣钱是他的宗教。
Zhèng qián shì tā de zōng jiào
Making money is his religion.
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.