养活

養活

yǎnghuo

verb HSK 7-9 #7,700

Meanings

1 to support; to feed; to provide for
2 to raise (a family)

Characters

to raise; to nourish

Literally 'to nourish to keep alive' - to provide enough for someone to live on.

Examples

HSK 1

她养活了三个孩子。

Tā yǎnghuo le sān gè háizi.

She raised three children.

HSK 2

他一个人养活全家。

Tā yígè rén yǎnghuo quánjiā.

He supports the whole family by himself.

HSK 4

这份工资连自己都养活不了。

Zhè fèn gōngzī lián zìjǐ dōu yǎnghuo bu liǎo.

This salary can't even support myself.

Stroke Order

养 yǎng

活 huó