谋生

móu shēng · mou sheng

Traditional 謀生

Meaning

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  1. to seek one's livelihood
  2. to work to support oneself
  3. to earn a living

In a sentence

2 examples
01

以(yǐ)漫(màn)画(huà)家(jiā)谋(móu)生(shēng)几(jī)乎(hū)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)。

Making a living as a manga artist is almost impossible.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tato23bak · English by Scott · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)年(nián)轻(qīng)时(shí)就(jiù)离(lí)开(kāi)家(jiā)乡(xiāng),去(qù)外(wài)地(dì)谋(móu)生(shēng)。

He left his hometown when he was young to earn a living elsewhere.

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