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谋生

móu shēng

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

谋生 (móu shēng) means "to seek one's livelihood; to work to support oneself; to earn a living". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 谋生 means

1. to seek one's livelihood
2. to work to support oneself
3. to earn a living

The characters in 谋生

• 谋móuto plan; to seek; scheme
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)

Example sentences

• 他靠写作谋生。
  Tā kào xiězuò móushēng.
  He makes a living as a writer.
• 以漫画家谋生几乎不可能。
  Making a living as a manga artist is almost impossible.
• 他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？
  Tā zěnme zài zhèyàng de pínkùn zhōng móushēng?
  How did he make his living in such poverty?
• 他怎幺在这样的贫困中谋生？
  How did he make his living in such poverty?

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