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养家

yǎng jiā

2-character word Traditional 養家

What 养家 means

1. to support a family
2. to raise a family

The characters in 养家

• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Example sentences

• 我赚钱养家。
  Wǒ zhuànqián yǎngjiā.
  I sustain my family.
• 我努力工作养家糊口。
  Wǒ nǔlì gōngzuò yǎngjiāhúkǒu.
  I worked hard in order to support my family.
• 失业者渴望工作——任何有助于养家糊口的工作都可以。
  The jobless became desperate for work – any work that would help them to support their families.
• 失业者渴望工作，所以任何有助于养家糊口的工作都可以。
  Shīyèzhě kěwàng gōngzuò, suǒyǐ rènhé yǒuzhùyú yǎngjiāhúkǒu de gōngzuò dōu kěyǐ.
  The jobless became desperate for work – any work that would help them to support their families.
• 当我们想到男女在社会中的传统角色时，我们认为丈夫养家，妻子照顾孩子和家庭。
  Dāng wǒmen xiǎngdào nánnǚ zài shèhuì zhōng de chuántǒng jiǎosè shí, wǒmen rènwéi zhàngfu yǎngjiā, qīzi zhàogu háizi hé jiātíng.
  When we think of the traditional roles of men and women in society, we think of husbands supporting the family, and wives taking care of the house and children.

Words starting with 养家

• 养家活口yǎng jiā huó kǒuto support one's family (idiom)
• 养家糊口yǎng jiā hú kǒu(idiom) to provide for one's family