掙 [挣] zhēng
verb
: strive, endeavor, struggle
掙 [挣] zhèng
verb
: to struggle to get free
: to strive to acquire; to make (money)
Kun Reading
掙 | さ.す sasu
: strive, endeavor, struggle
On Reading
ソウ sou
ショウ shou
Usage:
掙[挣] zheng1: strive, endeavor, struggle
掙[挣] zheng1: strive, endeavor, struggle
掙[挣]扎 zheng1zha2: to struggle
撒囈掙 [撒呓挣] sa1 yi4 zheng1: somniloquy; to talk or act in one’s sleep; sleep-walking
掙[挣] zheng4: to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
掙錢 [挣钱] zheng4qian2: to make money
掙[挣]得 zheng4de2: to earn (income); to make (money)
掙脫 [挣脱] zheng4tuo1: to throw off; to struggle free of
掙[挣]到 zheng4dao4: to earn
掙[挣]扎地 zheng4zha1 de: flounderingly
Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
垂死掙扎 [垂死挣扎] chui2 si3 zheng1 zha2
: deathbed struggle; final struggle
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
爭 (zheng1: to dispute; to fight) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
爭 (zheng1: to dispute; to fight) provides the sound.
簡體 Simplified.
挣
Examples:
他們掙的錢够用了。
ta1men zheng4 de qian gou4 yong4 le
Their earnings are adequate to their needs.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
