挣钱
Characters in This Word
Definitions
- (verb) to make money
Example Sentences
他每天努力挣钱养家。
Tā měitiān nǔlì zhèngqián yǎngjiā
He works hard every day to earn money to support his family
Related Words
一切向钱看(yī qiè xiàng qián kàn)· to put money above everything else
→一块(yī kuài)· one block
→一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)· lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
→一掷千金(yī zhì qiān jīn)· lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
→HSK levels
- New HSK exam
- Not tested
- HSK 2.0
- HSK 5
- HSK Lord study list
- HSK 5 list
挣钱: On the old HSK 5 list, dropped from the new exam. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
Not on the new exam
挣钱 is not on the new HSK syllabus. Build the words the exam does test.
HSK Lord starts you at your level and schedules each review right before you would forget the word. Free to start.
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Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.