Chinese word

赚

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhuàn

Meaning

  • verbearn

Example

我上个月在公司赚了很多钱。wǒ shàng gè yuè zài gōng sī zhuàn le hěn duō qián

I earned a lot of money at the company last month.

Illustration for 赚 (earn)

More examples

他做生意很聪明，总能赚差价。tā zuò shēng yì hěn cōng míng zǒng néng zhuàn chā jià

He is very smart in business and can always profit from price differences.

Core concept

Value flows to the person who gains it, usually as money but sometimes as a useful advantage.

Common phrases

  • 赚钱zhuàn qián

    make money

  • 赚外快zhuàn wài kuài

    make extra money

  • 赚差价zhuàn chā jià

    profit from price differences

Similar words

挣zhēng: Earn money through personal labor or effort.
赚钱zhuàn qián: Make money as income through work or business.
获得huò dé: Obtain something or a benefit through effort or suitable conditions.
得到dé dào: Receive or obtain something from a person, situation, or process.

Definition in Chinese

获得好处或利益，常指金钱上的收益，也可指占便宜或得到好处。huò dé hǎo chù huò lì yì cháng zhǐ jīn qián shàng de shōu yì yě kě zhǐ zhàn pián yi huò dé dào hǎo chù

Word origin

赚 (zhuàn, "earn") comes from the traditional form 賺 (zhuàn, "earn"), built with 贝 (bèi, "shell currency") for the meaning of wealth and 兼 (jiān, "combine") as the sound-bearing part.

Usage tips

  • English earn often suggests wages or income from work, but this Chinese verb also fits a lucky bargain or an advantageous outcome, so context decides whether the gain is cash.

Other meanings

  • profitverb
  • come out aheadverb

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