赚钱

賺錢

zhuànqián

verb HSK 6 #3,143

Meanings

To earn money — straightforward verb-object compound.

Zhuàn qián bù róngyì.

Making money isn't easy.

Tā zài wàimiàn zhuàn qián yǎng jiā.

He works outside to earn money and support the family.

Niánqīngrén xiǎng zhuàn qián, 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