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维生 meaning in English

wéishēng

abbr. for 維持生活|维持生活[wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2]

Traditional 維生16 strokes

Meaning of 维生

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wéishēng
  1. abbr. for 維持生活|维持生活[wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2]

维生 in example sentences

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

我wǒ不bù得de不bù这zhè么me做zuò以yǐ维wéi生shēng。
I had to do that to survive.
胡hú萝luó卜bo中zhōng含hán有yǒu大dà量liàng的de维wéi生shēng素sùA。
Carrots contain a lot of vitamin A.
橙chéng子zi含hán有yǒu大dà量liàng的de维wéi生shēng素sù C。
Oranges contain a lot of vitamin C.
柳liǔ丁dīng含hán有yǒu大dà量liàng的de维wéi生shēng素sù C。
Oranges are rich in vitamin C.
水shuǐ果guǒ富fù含hán维wéi生shēng素sù和hé矿kuàng物wù质zhì。
Fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals.

Stroke order for each character

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维 wéi · to preserve · 11 strokes

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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 维生.

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
生活shēnghuóto live; life

Questions about 维生

What does 维生 mean?

维生 (wéishēng) means "abbr. for 維持生活|维持生活[wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2]".

How do you write 维生?

维生 is made of 2 characters: 维 (11 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

How is 维生 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 维生 is written 維生.