挣 zhēng zhèng

strive, endeavor, struggle

HSK 5 #1875

DEFINITIONS

挣 zhēng
  • see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
挣 zhèng
  • to struggle to get free
  • to strive to acquire
  • to make (money)

STROKES

WORDS

挣扎 zhēng zhá
HSK 6
to struggle
挣钱 zhèng qián to make money
挣脱 zhèng tuō to throw off; to struggle free of; Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
垂死挣扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá deathbed struggle; final struggle (idiom)
挣得 zhèng dé to earn (income); to make (money)
撒呓挣 sā yì zhēng somniloquy; to talk or act in one's sleep; sleep-walking
挣开 zhēng kāi to break away; to struggle free
挣些 zhèng xiē earn a little
挣点 zhèng diǎn to earn a bit; to make some money
挣大钱 zhèng dà qián earn a large sum of money
挣死 zhèng sǐ to earn until death; to work oneself to death for earnings
挣活 zhèng huó to struggle to survive; to work hard just to stay alive
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