谋生 meaning in English
to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself
Meaning of 谋生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
móushēng
- to seek one's livelihood
- to work to support oneself
- to earn a living
谋生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他靠写作谋生。
He makes a living as a writer.
以漫画家谋生几乎不可能。
Making a living as a manga artist is almost impossible.
他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？
How did he make his living in such poverty?
Stroke order for each character
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谋 móu · to plan · 11 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 谋生.
| 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 谋生
What does 谋生 mean?
谋生 (móushēng) means "to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 谋生?
谋生 is made of 2 characters: 谋 (11 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 谋生 an HSK word?
Yes. 谋生 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 谋生 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 谋生 is written 謀生.