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zhuàn

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zhuàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuàn | zhuan4
English translation
to earn
to make a profit
to earn, to profit, to make money
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zuàn | zuan4
English translation
to cheat
to swindle

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About zhuàn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

zhuàn

Contains the radical

Bèi

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

money

Etymology of zhuàn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

贝兼

Semantic compound

Bèi

Phonetic compound

jiān

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Bèi represents the meaning and jiān represents the sound. Simplified form of zhuàn .

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Example sentences using zhuàn

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年头 nián tóu hǎo shí , huì 发现自己赚钱 zhuàn qián .

He'll probably find himself in pocket in a good year.

tiān zhuàn 10 Yuán Qián .

He earns 10 yuan a day.

kào zhè 交易 jiāoyì zhuàn le 5 Bǎi 美元 Měi yuán .

He gained 500 dollars by this deal.

yòng 这笔 Qián chǎo 股票 gǔpiào , zhuàn gēng duō de Qián .

I'd invest the money in the stock market and try and make more money.

lǎo 法华一定 yīdìng zài zhuàn 大钱 dà qián , " 赫斯 chā le gōu .

" Old Fahrway must be making money, " put in Hurstwood.

Words with zhuàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhuàn to earn zhuàn
赚钱 zhuàn qián to earn money賺錢
赚取 zhuàn qǔ to make a profit賺取
赚头 zhuàn tou profit (colloquial)賺頭

zhuàn Decomposition & Compounds

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zhuàn Decomposition

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