zhuàn

to earn

to make a profit

money (贝) + sound (兼) = to earn a profit

贝 (shell/money) carries the meaning of currency and wealth. 兼 mainly gives the sound zhuàn; the money radical does the semantic work of earning and profit.

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他每个月能不少钱。

tā měi gè yuè néng zhuàn bù shǎo qián。

He can earn quite a lot of money each month.

开这家店之后,他们到了第一桶金。

kāi zhè jiā diàn zhī hòu, tā men zhuàn dào le dì yī tǒng jīn。

After opening this shop, they made their first big profit.

Words with 赚

网赚

wǎng zhuàn

to make money online

赚取

zhuàn qǔ

to make a profit

赚吆喝

zhuàn yāo he

(of a company) to gain recognition through promotional efforts; to spend money to win customers

赚哄

zhuàn hǒng

to cheat

赚回来

zhuàn huí lai

to earn back (money one invested, wasted etc)

赚大钱

zhuàn dà qián

to earn a fortune

赚得

zhuàn dé

to earn

赚钱

zhuàn qián

to earn money

赚头

zhuàn tou

profit (colloquial)

More characters with 贝