赚头 (zhuàn tou) — profit, margin (in business); way to make a living
Definition
赚头 (zhuàn tou) is a colloquial noun for profit or margin in a small business, often used in everyday talk about making a living. Less formal than 利润.
noun
profitmargin (in business)way to make a living
Examples
- ，赚头。Zhè ge shēng yì suī rán xiǎo, dàn shì hěn yǒu zhuàn tou.This business is small, but it's quite profitable.
- 赚头，。Mài shuǐ guǒ de zhuàn tou bú dà, zhǐ néng miǎn qiǎng hú kǒu.The profit from selling fruit is small, just barely enough to get by.
- ，赚头。Tā zuò zhè ge gōng zuò bú shì wèi le qián, zhǐ shì tú gè zhuàn tou.He doesn't do this job for the money — he just wants a way to make a living.
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