挣钱

make money

make a buck

挣钱[zhèngqián]

他挣钱多得惊人。
He earns an incredible amount of money.

【谚】挣钱容易，积钱难。
It is easier to get money than to keep it..

他们终于开始挣钱了，他们希望几年之内，能还清债务。
At last they are beginning to make money, and they hope in a few yearn to pay off all their loans.

穷人作出了巨大的牺牲去为少数特权阶层挣钱。
The poor were sacrificed left, right and center to make money for a privileged few.

能挣钱并不一定是衡量人生幸福的可靠标准。
Success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life.