挣 zhèngzhēng HSK5 strive Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All "zheng1" meanings All meanings 13 zhèng 11 earn 10struggle 1zhēng 2 struggle 2 2 sentences for 挣 (zhēng) 他在水里拼命地挣扎。 tā zài shuǐ lǐ pīnmìng de zhēng zhá. He struggled desperately in the water. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary受伤的小鸟在地上挣扎。 shòushāng de xiǎoniǎo zài dì shàng zhēng zhá. The injured bird was struggling on the ground. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary