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养活

yǎng huo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 養活

养活 (yǎng huo) means "to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 养活 means

1. to provide for
2. to keep (animals, a family etc)
3. to raise animals
4. to feed and clothe
5. support
6. the necessities of life
7. to give birth

The characters in 养活

• 养yǎngto raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets)
• 活huóto live; alive; living

Example sentences

• 约翰无法养活全家。
  John cannot keep his family.
• 他要养活一个大家庭。
  Tā yào yǎnghuo yī gè dà jiātíng.
  He had a large family to support.
• 努力工作才能养活自己。
  Work hard so that you may earn your living.
• 我年纪够大可以养活我自己。
  Wǒ niánjì gòu dà kěyǐ yǎnghuo wǒ zìjǐ.
  I'm old enough to support myself.
• 亨利年纪够大足以养活自己。
  Hēnglì niánjì gòu Dàzú yǐ yǎnghuo zìjǐ.
  Henry is old enough to support himself.
• 他有一个妻子和两个孩子要养活。
  Tā yǒu yī gè qīzi hé liǎng gè háizi yào yǎnghuo.
  He has a wife and two young children to provide for.

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