挣
zhèng
to struggle to get free
to strive to acquire; to make (money)
他每天努力工作，挣了不少钱。
tā měi tiān nǔ lì gōng zuò ， zhèng le bù shǎo qián 。
He works hard every day and has made quite a lot of money.
她想挣脱这份无聊的工作，去做自己喜欢的事。
tā xiǎng zhèng tuō zhè fèn wú liáo de gōng zuò ， qù zuò zì jǐ xǐ huān de shì 。
She wants to break free from this boring job and go do what she likes.