zhuàn

赚

HSK 6Character · Verb · NounTraditional賺

profit; earn money

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

to make a profit; gain money

Standard formal and informal term for financial gain, opposite of losing money.

Zhè这
jiā家
cān餐
guǎn馆
měi每
gè个
yuè月
dōu都
néng能
zhuàn赚
qián钱
 。

This restaurant makes a profit every month.

Chǎo炒
gǔ股
piào票
zhuàn赚
le了
yī一
dà大
bǐ笔
qián钱
 。

I made a large sum of money trading stocks.

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Mài卖
jiù旧
shū书
zhuàn赚
le了
jǐ几
shí十
kuài块
qián钱
 。

I earned tens of yuan selling old books.

Zuò做
xiǎo小
shēng生
yì意
zhǐ只
yào要
yòng用
xīn心
jiù就
néng能
zhuàn赚
qián钱
 。

You can make a profit running a small business as long as you put in effort.

Zhè这
cì次
tóu投
zī资
zhuàn赚
le了
bù不
shǎo少
 。

This investment turned a decent profit.

2.

noun

profit; gain

informal

Colloquial, used with the neutral suffix 儿, typically in informal spoken Chinese.

Zhè这
bǐ笔
mǎi买
mài卖
yǒu有
zhuànr赚
 儿
 。

This deal will make a profit.

Zhè这
cì次
jìn进
huò货
duō多
jìn进
diǎn点
 ,
kěn肯
dìng定
yǒu有
zhuàn赚
 。

Order more goods this time, we'll definitely turn a profit.

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Zuò做
shēng生
yì意
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
kàn看
yǎn眼
qián前
de的
zhuàn赚
 。

Running a business shouldn't only focus on short-term profits.

Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
méi没
shén什
me么
zhuàn赚
tou头
 。

This project doesn't have much profit potential.

Mài卖
zhè这
pī批
shuǐ水
guǒ果
néng能
yǒu有
duō多
shao少
zhuàn赚
 ?

How much profit will we make selling this batch of fruit?

3.

verb

to earn money; to get paid

dialect

Used in regional dialects, specifically refers to earning wages or income through labor.

Zài在
gōng工
dì地
zuò做
yī一
tiān天
gōng工
 ,
néng能
zhuàn赚
jǐ几
bǎi百
kuài块
 。

Working a day on the construction site earns me hundreds of yuan.

Tā他
zhōu周
mò末
dǎ打
liǎng两
fèn份
gōng工
zhuàn赚
shēng生
huó活
fèi费
 。

He works two part-time jobs on weekends to earn living expenses.

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Sòng送
wài外
mài卖
měi每
xiǎo小
shí时
néng能
zhuàn赚
èr二
shí十
kuài块
 。

You can earn 20 yuan an hour delivering food.

Shǔ暑
jià假
wǒ我
qù去
cān餐
tīng厅
dǎ打
gōng工
zhuàn赚
xué学
fèi费
 。

I worked at a restaurant during summer break to earn tuition fees.

Zuò做
bǎo保
mǔ姆
yī一
gè个
yuè月
zhuàn赚
wǔ五
qiān千
kuài块
 。

I earn 5,000 yuan a month working as a nanny.