赚 zhuàn earn
earn; make a profit
How to remember 赚: 贝 sea shell + 兼 combine = earn. The girl on the beach paints every sea shell she finds, likes to combine them into necklaces and sells them to earn pocket money.
Component breakdown
赚 = 贝 sea shell + 兼 combine
- 贝 sea shell
- 兼 combine
The girl on the beach paints every sea shell she finds, likes to combine them into necklaces and sells them to earn pocket money.
How it is used
- To earn/make money as profit - 赚钱 (zhuàn qián) make money, 赚了一笔 (zhuàn le yì bǐ) made a tidy sum.
- Compare 挣钱 (zhèng qián), also "earn": 挣 stresses toiling for wages, while 赚 stresses coming out ahead / turning a profit.
- Colloquially 赚到了 (zhuàn dào le) even means "what a bargain / totally worth it."
Example sentences
- 我赚了一笔钱。 Wǒ zhuàn le yī bǐ qián.I've made some money.