挣 (掙) zhèng

  1. zhèng verb to earn; to make money
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '掙', p. 51; Unihan '掙'; XHZD '掙' 2, p. 974)
  2. zhèng verb to stab; to pierce
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Mathews 1931 '掙', p. 51; Unihan '掙')
  3. zhēng verb to struggle; to strive; to endeavor
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '掙' zhēng v 1; Mathews 1931 '掙', p. 51; Unihan '掙'; XHZD '掙', p. 971)
  4. zhèng verb to wedge in
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Unihan '掙')
  5. zhèng verb to struggle to get free
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '掙' zhēng v 2; Mathews 1931 '掙', p. 51; XHZD '掙' 1, p. 974)
  6. zhèng verb to contest; to fight
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 争夺 (Guoyu '掙' zhēng v 3)

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