挣钱 (zhèng qián) — to earn money, to make money
Definition
挣钱 means 'to earn money' through work — focus is on the effort/work itself. Compared with the more general 赚钱, it emphasizes working to get paid.
verb
to earn moneyto make money
Examples
- 挣钱。Tā dà xué bì yè yǐ hòu jiù kāi shǐ zhèng qián le.After graduating from university, he started earning money.
- 。Zhè ge yuè tā zhèng le bù shǎo qián.He earned quite a lot of money this month.
- 挣钱，。Bié zǒng xiǎng zuò qīng sōng de gōng zuò zhèng qián, nǎ yǒu nà me hǎo de shì.Don't always expect to earn money by doing easy work — things aren't that good.
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