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挣钱

zhèng qián

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 掙錢

What 挣钱 means

1. to make money

The characters in 挣钱

• 挣zhèngto struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
• 钱qiáncoin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两

Example sentences

• 挣钱是他的宗教。
  Zhèngqián shì tā de zōngjiào.
  Making money is his religion.
• 挣钱容易攒钱难。
  Zhēng qián róngyì cuán qián nán.
  It is easier to get money than to keep it.

Where 挣钱 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Investment, Economy & Finance (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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