zhèng挣（掙）
挣（掙）
HSK 5
common
verb
Meaning of 挣
挣 means struggle to free oneself; break free; earn money; work for income. Pronounced zhèng. HSK 5.
- struggle to free oneself; break free
- earn money; work for income
Character Info
Radical扌
Strokes9
Components
扌
正
Stroke Order
挣
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
pīn拼
mìng命
zhèng挣
kāi开
le了
kǔn捆
bǎng绑
tā他
de的
shéng绳
zi子
。
He struggled desperately to break free from the rope tying him up.
Qiú囚
fàn犯
zhèng挣
kāi开
le了
yù狱
jǐng警
de的
kòng控
zhì制
，
pǎo跑
xiàng向
le了
wéi围
qiáng墙
。
The prisoner broke free from the guard's control and ran toward the wall.
Xiǎo小
māo猫
zhèng挣
kāi开
le了
zhǔ主
rén人
de的
shǒu手
，
pǎo跑
dào到
le了
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
。
The kitten broke free from its owner's hand and ran into the yard.
Bèi被
zhuā抓
zhù住
de的
hú蝴
dié蝶
zhèng挣
kāi开
le了
zhū蛛
wǎng网
，
fēi飞
xiàng向
le了
tiān天
kōng空
。
The trapped butterfly broke free from the spiderweb and flew into the sky.
Tā他
zhèng挣
kāi开
le了
jiā枷
suǒ锁
，
zhōng终
yú于
huò获
dé得
le了
zì自
yóu由
。
He broke free from the shackles and finally gained freedom.