# 挣 (zhèng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 挣 (zhèng) means “to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to struggle to get free; to strive to acquire; to make (money)
- Pinyin: zhèng (zheng4)
- Traditional: 掙
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他努力工作挣钱养家。
  Tā nǔlì gōngzuò zhèng qián yǎng jiā.
  He works hard to make money to support his family.

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-struggle-get-free/

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