struggle
挣 is a 9 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as zhēng in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as zhèng.
In traditional Chinese the character 掙 is used.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 挣
Definitions for 挣 pronounced as zhēng
- see 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]
Definitions for 挣 pronounced as zhèng
- to struggle to get free
- to strive to acquire
- to make (money)
Vocabulary
The most common words for 挣 — see all
- to struggle
- to make money
- to throw off
- to struggle free of
- Taiwan pr. [zheng1 tuo1]
Collections
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