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为生

/ wéishēng / 
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Definition

to make a living

Example

As a Verb

make a living; earn one's livelihood

1
Yǐ
以
jiāoshū
教书
  
/
xiězuò
写作
wéishēng
为生

make one's livelihood/a living by teaching/writing

2
Yǐ
以
bǔyú
捕鱼
wéishēng
为生

make/earn one's living as a fisherman

3
Wúyǐ
无以
wéishēng
为生

live on nothing; have no livelihood

4
Shícǎo
食草
wéishēng
为生

subsist on herbs

5
Kào
靠
zīběn
资本
de
的
lìxī
利息
wéishēng
为生

live on capital gains and dividends