掙 | 48A00 10A.00-9 | 部居 | 畫數 11 | ㄓㄥ [zheng1] (*ㄓㄥˋ [zheng4] ). | ||||||||
V | (1) To struggle to free oneself or s.t., to stretch, push and pull:掙開 free oneself or s.t. from tangle; 掙壞了 tear by too much pulling; 掙扎 [zheng1zha2]↓. (2) (*[zheng4]) To earn, to obtain by struggle or effort: 掙錢,掙命 [zheng4qian2], [zheng4ming4]↓; 掙來的 it is earned (not given). | |||||||||||
Words | 1.掙錢 *[zheng4qian2], v.i., to earn money: 掙多少錢 how much have you earned 2.掙扎 [zheng1zha2], n. & v.i., (to) struggle (for goal); to suffer privations and hardships in order to reach goal. 3.掙命(兒) *[jehangming4]([er0]), v.i., make a life-and death struggle. |