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为生 meaning in English

wéishēng

to make a living

Traditional 為生9 strokes

Meaning of 为生

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wéishēng
  1. to make a living

为生 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā以yǐ当dāng老lǎo师shī为wéi生shēng。
He earned his living as a teacher.
我wǒ以yǐ感gǎn情qíng为wéi生shēng活huó里lǐ最zuì重zhòng要yào的de事shì。
I consider relationships to be the most important thing in life.
他tā以yǐ唱chàng歌gē为wéi生shēng。
He makes his living by singing.
您nín做zuò什shén么me工gōng作zuò为wéi生shēng？
What do you do for a living?
他tā没méi来lái不bú是shì因yīn为wèi生shēng病bìng，而ér是shì因yīn为wèi老lǎo婆pó不bù让ràng。
He didn't not come because he was sick, but because his wife wouldn't let him.

Stroke order for each character

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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

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  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 为生.

先生xiānshengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
医生yīshēngdoctor; medical practitioner
生气shēngqìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
学生xuéshēngstudent; schoolchild
生日shēngrìbirthday
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
女生nǚshēngschoolgirl; female student
男生nánshēngschoolboy; male student
大学生dàxuéshēnguniversity student; college student
小学生xiǎoxuéshēngprimary school student; schoolchild
中学生zhōngxuéshēngmiddle-school student; high school student
为什么wèi shénmewhy?; for what reason?

Questions about 为生

What does 为生 mean?

为生 (wéishēng) means "to make a living".

How do you write 为生?

为生 is made of 2 characters: 为 (4 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

How is 为生 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 为生 is written 為生.