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    Using 赚 (zhuàn) to express "earn" or "make a profit"

    Actions & Events
    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    赚 + 了 + Amount

    Explanation

    The verb 赚 (zhuàn) means "to earn" or "to make a profit" and is used when talking about making money through work, business, or investment. It is a common everyday word, as in 赚钱 (earn money) or 赚了很多 (earned a lot). It can also be used negatively with 没, as in 没赚到钱 (didn't make any money).

    Examples

    • 他每个月能赚一万多块钱。

      Tā měi ge yuè néng zhuàn yí wàn duō kuài qián.

      He can earn more than ten thousand yuan a month.

    • 开网店真的能赚钱吗？

      Kāi wǎngdiàn zhēn de néng zhuàn qián ma?

      Can you really make money running an online store?

    • 今年生意不好，没赚到什么钱。

      Jīnnián shēngyì bù hǎo, méi zhuàn dào shénme qián.

      Business hasn't been good this year; I haven't made much money.

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