“挣”字:左边是手，右边是争。意思是你要用自己的双手去辛苦的劳动，才能争取获得一点报酬。 do you know the meaning of the left part of " 挣 ” ？ It is a simbol of action/verb. In English, it is like " do / make". And the right part of the word is 争，争=strive for / fight for . So， from the looking of " 挣 ” you know how difficult it is to 挣钱。 eg. This poor mother works hard in a factory to earn(挣) a living. 赚 : you can use this word when you earn money by buying stocks/lottery ,doing business or even by gambling. there is something to do with luck. And it sounds happier if someone says " Oh, 我赚了500 USDs by buying stocks this month!"

都可以理解为，make money

赚：1.v.获得利润（跟“赔”相对）：~钱 2.n.利润：有~ 3.v. [方言] 挣（钱）：做一天工，~十块。 挣：v.用劳动换取：~钱

没有区别。

赚钱︰获得利润， 「赔钱」相对。(to gain/make a profit, opposite to "deficit") 挣钱︰用劳动(混著血水和汗水:>)换取金钱。(to earn a living by laborious work)