Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified
掙
挣

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

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

zhēng, zhèng

Bopomofo

ㄓㄥ, ㄓㄥˋ

Jyutping

zaang1

Example sentences

貧困 掙扎 許久 終於 獲得 成功
贫困 挣扎 许久 终于 获得 成功

He struggled in poverty for a long time and finally achieved success.

掙錢 / 挣钱 zhèngqián
父親 每天 努力 工作 掙錢 養家
父亲 每天 努力 工作 挣钱 养家

Father works hard every day to earn money to support the family.

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