生计 meaning in English
livelihood
Traditional 生計9 strokes
Meaning of 生计
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shēngjì
- livelihood
生计 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你在东京如何维持生计？
How did you make a living in Tokyo?
发生旱灾的时候，农民很难维持生计。
During droughts, farmers are barely able to eke out a living.
Stroke order for each character
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
计 jì · to calculate · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 生计.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 生计
What does 生计 mean?
生计 (shēngjì) means "livelihood".
How do you write 生计?
生计 is made of 2 characters: 生 (5 strokes), 计 (4 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
How is 生计 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 生计 is written 生計.