赚
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zhuàn / zuàn · to earn, to profit, to make money

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #2163
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Readings & meanings

赚 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

zhuàn

to earn; to make a profit

赚得zhuàn dé · to earn
zuàn

to cheat; to swindle

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14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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贝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 赚

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zhuànto earn; to make a profit
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Example sentences

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Wǒ zhuàn qián yǎng jiā.我赚钱养家。

I sustain my family.

Source: Tatoeba #332858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zhī xiǎng zhe zhuàn qián.汤姆只想着赚钱。

Tom only thinks about making money.

Source: Tatoeba #9409436 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ zhuàn qián bù duō.萨米赚钱不多。

Sami doesn't make that much money.

Source: Tatoeba #9432362 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sà mǐ zhuàn qián méi nà me duō.萨米赚钱没那么多。

Sami doesn't make that much money.

Source: Tatoeba #10762881 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhuàn de xīn shuǐ shì wǒ de liǎng bèi.他赚的薪水是我的两倍。

He earns twice as much as me.

Source: Tatoeba #349707 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhuàn zài duō de qián yě bú wèi guò赚再多的钱也不为过

One can't earn too much money.

Source: Tatoeba #4683861 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 赚 in context

  1. Say zhuàn / zuàn, then recall the core meaning: to earn, to profit, to make money.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 赚得 (zhuàn dé), meaning “to earn”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 赚 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.