赚回来

賺回來

zhuànhuílai

verb

Meanings

1 to earn back
2 to recoup (money invested or lost)

Characters

earn / make money

Examples

我一定要把那笔投资赚回来。

Wǒ yīdìng yào bǎ nà bǐ tóuzī zhuàn huílai.

I'm definitely going to earn that investment back.

他用了三年时间才把亏的钱赚回来。

Tā yòng le sān nián shíjiān cái bǎ kuī de qián zhuàn huílai.

It took him three years to earn back the money he had lost.

别担心，多打几场比赛就能赚回来。

Bié dānxīn, duō dǎ jǐ chǎng bǐsài jiù néng zhuàn huílai.

Don't worry, a few more matches and we'll earn it back.

Tips

grammar

回来 (huílai) here is a directional complement meaning 'back to where it was' — pairing it with 赚 turns 'to earn' into 'to earn back what was lost'. Object usually goes between 赚 and 回来 or with 把: 把钱赚回来.

Stroke Order

赚 zhuàn

回 huí

来 lái