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谋生

谋生 (móu shēng): Make a living (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

谋生 consists of 2 characters.

to plan, to scheme

to give birth, to produce, to grow

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Pinyinmóu shēng

MeaningMake a living

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word谋生

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 谋生.

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谋害móu hàiHSK 7-9
足智多谋zúzhì-duōmóuHSK 7-9

Words with 生

先生xiān shengHSK 1
医生yī shengHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
中学生zhōng xué shēngHSK 1
大学生dà xué shēngHSK 1
小学生xiǎo xué shēngHSK 1
生日shēng rìHSK 2

生病

shēng bìng

HSK 2

3.

How to Use 谋生 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 谋生 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith外出

wài外

chū出

móu谋

shēng生

neutral

go out to make a living

Adverb + Verbwith艰难

jiān艰

nán难

móu谋

shēng生

Idiomwith赖以

lài赖

yǐ以

móu谋

shēng生

Verb + Objectwith手段

móu谋

shēng生

shǒu手

duàn段

4.

Example Sentences with 谋生

tā他

gōng工

zuò作

shì是

wèi为

le了

móu谋

neutral

eke out a living

formal

Written

rely on for a living

formal

means of livelihood

shēng生

。

He works to make a living.

zài在

yì异

guó国

tā他

xiāng乡

，

tā他

píng凭

jiè借

jīng精

zhàn湛

de的

shǒu手

yì艺

jiān艰

nán难

dì地

móu谋

shēng生

。

In a foreign land, he makes a living with great difficulty relying on his exquisite craftsmanship.

nán难

dào道

chú除

le了

zhè这

fèn份

kū枯

zào燥

de的

gōng工

zuò作

，

jiù就

méi没

yǒu有

qí其

tā他

fāng方

shì式

móu谋

shēng生

le了

ma吗

？

Is there really no other way to make a living besides this tedious job?

hěn很

duō多

nián年

qīng轻

rén人

qù去

dà大

chéng城

shì市

móu谋

shēng生

。

Many young people go to big cities to earn a living.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

xiǎng想

guò过

jǐn仅

kào靠

fù父

mǔ母

de的

yí遗

chǎn产

móu谋

shēng生

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

zì自

zhǔ主

chuàng创

yè业

。

He never considered making a living solely on his parents' inheritance, but instead chose to start his own business.

“

nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

zěn怎

me么

móu谋

shēng生

？

”

“

wǒ我

zhǔn准

bèi备

kāi开

yì一

jiā家

wǎng网

diàn店

shì试

shì试

kàn看

。

”

"How do you plan to make a living?" "I'm going to try opening an online store."

tā她

kào靠

xiě写

zuò作

móu谋

shēng生

，

tóng同

shí时

zhuī追

qiú求

zì自

jǐ己

de的

yì艺

shù术

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

She makes a living by writing while pursuing her artistic dreams.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

huán环

jìng境

è恶

liè劣

，

zhè这

xiē些

yú渔

mín民

yī依

rán然

shì世

dài代

zài在

cǐ此

bǔ捕

yú鱼

móu谋

shēng生

。

Despite the harsh environment, these fishermen have been making a living by fishing here for generations.