HSK 5 HSK C5/V5
Correct
挣
/ zhēng /
Strokes
Definition
to struggle to get free/to strive to acquire/to make (money)
Example
As a Verb
struggle to get free; try to throw off
1
Tā
他
bǎ
把
kǔnbǎng
捆绑
de
的
shéngzi
绳子
zhēngkāi
挣开
。
He wriggled/wrenched/shook himself free from the rope that bound him.
As a Verb
earn; make
2
Zhēng
挣
gōngzī
工资
earn wages
3
Zhēngfàn
挣饭
chī
吃
earn a living