挣

tā shè fǎ zhèng chū yī zhī shǒu lái dǎng le yī quán

他设法挣出一只手来挡了一拳。

He managed to free one hand to ward off a punch.

tā bǎ kǔn bǎng de shéng zi zhèng kāi

他把捆绑的绳子挣开。

He wriggled himself free from the rope that bound him.

qiú fàn zhèng kāi shéng zi pǎo le

囚犯挣开绳子跑了。

The prisoner broke free from the rope and ran.

zhè yī qiè dōu shì zì jǐ zhèng de

这一切都是自己挣的。

I earned all this by myself.

tā zhèng de tǐng duō

她挣得挺多。

She earns a high salary.

tā zhèng de qián bù rú wǒ duō

他挣的钱不如我多。

He doesn't earn as much as I do.