Usage note
赚表示获得金钱或得到好处。
zhuàn biǎo shì huò dé jīn qián huò dé dào hǎo chù。
赚 means to earn money or gain a benefit.
Context note
赚常用于工作、买卖和收入。
zhuàn cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 mǎi mài hé shōu rù。
It is often used for work, business, and income.
5 examples
他靠工作赚钱。
tā kào gōng zuò zhuàn qián。
He earns money through work.
这家公司赚了很多钱。
zhè jiā gōng sī zhuàn le hěn duō qián。
This company made a lot of money.
我想多赚一点。
wǒ xiǎng duō zhuàn yì diǎn。
I want to earn a little more.
卖水果也能赚钱。
mài shuǐ guǒ yě néng zhuàn qián。
Selling fruit can also make money.
她努力工作，希望多赚一些。
tā nǔ lì gōng zuò， xī wàng duō zhuàn yì xiē。
She works hard and hopes to earn more.
5 mini stories
爸爸每天上班赚钱。
bà ba měi tiān shàng bān zhuàn qián。
Dad goes to work every day to earn money.
他开店以后开始赚钱。
tā kāi diàn yǐ hòu kāi shǐ zhuàn qián。
After opening the shop, he started making money.
这个项目没有赚到钱。
zhè ge xiàng mù méi yǒu zhuàn dào qián。
This project did not make money.
孩子问妈妈怎么赚钱。
hái zi wèn mā ma zěn me zhuàn qián。
The child asked Mom how to earn money.
他们一起努力，希望赚到学费。
tā men yì qǐ nǔ lì， xī wàng zhuàn dào xué fèi。
They worked hard together, hoping to earn tuition money.
Mini dialogue
零花钱
A
你怎么赚零花钱？
Nǐ zěnme zhuàn línghuāqián?
How do you earn pocket money?
B
我帮妈妈做家务来赚零花钱。
Wǒ bāng māma zuò jiāwù lái zhuàn línghuāqián.
I help my mom with housework to earn pocket money.
义卖活动
A
我们卖柠檬水赚了二十块钱。
Wǒmen mài níngméng shuǐ zhuàn le èrshí kuài qián.
We earned twenty yuan selling lemonade.
B
太好了！我们可以把钱捐出去。
Tài hǎo le! Wǒmen kěyǐ bǎ qián juān chūqù.
Great! We can donate the money.
Related words and contrasts
similar
挣钱
zhèngqián
to earn money
A common spoken phrase meaning to earn money.
opposite
花
huā
to spend
The opposite action of earning; to use money to buy things.