赚钱

賺錢

zhuànqián

verb HSK 6 #3,143

Meanings

To earn money - straightforward verb-object compound.

赚钱不容易。

Zhuànqián bù róngyì.

Making money isn't easy.

他在外面赚钱养家。

Tā zài wàimiàn zhuànqián yǎngjiā.

He works outside to earn money and support the family.

年轻人想赚钱，但也要注意健康。

Niánqīngrén xiǎng zhuànqián, dàn yě yào zhùyì jiànkāng.

Young people want to make money, but they should also pay attention to health.

usage

赚钱 is a separable verb (离合词). You can insert things between 赚 and 钱: 赚了很多钱 (earned a lot of money), 赚不到钱 (can't make money).

赚 zhuàn

钱 qián