营生

營生

yíngshēng

verb #32,919

Meanings

1 to earn a living
2 job; line of work

Characters

life/livelihood

Examples

HSK 2

这是个不错的营生。

Zhè shì ge búcuò de yíngsheng.

This is a pretty decent line of work.

HSK 5

他靠卖菜营生。

Tā kào mài cài yíngshēng.

He earns his living selling vegetables.

Tips

usage

Two pronunciations with different functions: 营生 (verb, 'to make a living') as in 靠X营生; and 营生 (noun, with neutral final tone, colloquial) meaning 'a job / line of work' - common in Northern dialects, e.g. 找个营生干 ('find some kind of work to do').

Stroke Order

营 yíng

生 shēng