zhèng

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

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 掙

Watch it being written

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See it in sentences

他挣了不少钱。

He earned quite a lot of money.

挣钱很难。

Earning money is hard.