挣 zhèngzhēng HSK5 strive Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: struggle All meanings 13 zhèng 11 earn 10struggle 1zhēng 2 struggle 2 1 sentence for 挣 (zhèng — struggle) 他努力挣脱了手上的绳索。 tā nǔlì zhèng tuō le shǒu shàng de shéngsuǒ. He struggled to break free from the ropes on his hands. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary