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谋生

謀生
móushēng
verb HSK 7 #8,786

Meanings

  1. 1 to make a living
  2. 2 to earn a livelihood

Characters

谋
móu
to plan; to seek
生
shēng
life; livelihood

Examples

他靠打零工谋生。
Tā kào dǎ línggōng móushēng.
He makes a living by doing odd jobs.
谋生不容易。
Móushēng bù róngyì.
Making a living is not easy.

Tips

usage
谋生手段 means "means of livelihood". Compare with 维生 (to sustain life) and 糊口 (to barely get by).

Stroke Order

谋 móu
生 shēng

Related Words

为生 wéishēng #7,856
to make a living (by) / to earn one's livelihood
生物 shēngwù HSK 7 #2,033
living thing / organism / biology
陌生 mòshēng HSK 7 #4,385
unfamiliar / strange / unknown
亲生 qīnshēng HSK 7 #4,667
biological (parent/child) / one's own (child/parent)
生死 shēngsǐ HSK 7 #4,657
life and death / life-and-death
生涯 shēngyá HSK 7 #3,652
career / life (as a period of activity)
天生 tiānshēng HSK 7 #2,941
innate / natural-born / born with
生理 shēnglǐ HSK 7 #5,993
physiology / physiological
新生 xīnshēng HSK 7 #6,438
new student / freshman / new life / rebirth
终生 zhōngshēng HSK 7 #7,121
lifelong / throughout one's life / lifetime
谋生 móushēng
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