HSK 5 · verb
挣
to earn (money); to make (a living)
他一个月能挣八千块。
Tā yí gè yuè néng zhèng bā qiān kuài。
He can earn eight thousand yuan a month.
周末他做兼职，挣一些零花钱。
Zhōumò tā zuò jiānzhí， zhèng yìxiē línghuāqián。
On weekends he works a part-time job to earn some pocket money.
他想多挣点钱，也无可厚非。
Tā xiǎng duō zhèng diǎn qián， yě wúkěhòufēi。
Wanting to earn a bit more money is understandable.
鱼在岸上不停地挣扎。
Yú zài àn shàng bù tíng de zhēngzhá。
The fish kept struggling on the shore.