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

HSK 6

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.

HSK 6

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.

HSK 6

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