【挣】Chinese Character Details

| Pinyin | zhēng, zhèng |
|---|---|
| Zhuyin | ㄓㄥ, ㄓㄥˋ |
| Radical | 手 |
| Strokes | 9 |
| HSK | 7 |
| TOCFL | - |
| Unicode | u+6323 |
Stroke Order Diagram
Meanings
zhēng
(1) 用力擺脫。如:「掙脫」、「掙扎」。
zhèng
(1) 努力獲取。如:「掙錢」、「掙面子」。
Meanings
zhēng
1.
挣扎用力支撑
struggle
【Examples】
◎ 挣了好半天才死了。
◎ It struggled for quite a while before dying.
◎ 他挣着站起身子。
◎ He struggled to stand up.
zhèng
1.
用劳动换取
earn;make;labour for
【Examples】
◎ 她挣来生活的费用。
◎ She earns the money to live.
◎ 工人挣着微薄工资。
◎ The workers earn meager wages.
Vocabulary
