Writing
谋生 (móu shēng) — how to say "to make a living" in Chinese
谋生
To make a living
verb
Character composition
谋
to plan, to seek
生
life
Radicals / Keys
生
Life
#100 · shēng · 5 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
外出谋生
wài chū móu shēng
to leave home to make a living
靠手艺谋生
kào shǒu yì móu shēng
to make a living by one's craft
艰难谋生
jiān nán móu shēng
to make a living with difficulty
Examples
为了谋生，他每天工作很长时间。
To make a living, he works long hours every day.
他在城市谋生。
He makes a living in the city.
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Make a living in Chinese
"to make a living" in Chinese is 谋生 (móu shēng).
谋生 meaning
谋生 (móu shēng) means "To make a living".
How is 谋生 pronounced?
It is pronounced móu shēng (written as mou sheng, mousheng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to make a living" in Chinese characters?
It is written 谋生: 谋 has 11 strokes, 生 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 谋生?
谋生 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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