挣得

to earn (income) / to make (money)

used in 掙扎|挣扎[zheng1 zha2]

to struggle to get free / to strive to acquire / to make (money)

to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

to have to / must / ought to / to need to