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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 为生
[wéishēng]
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1.
verb
make a living
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 为生
[wéishēng]
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1.
动
作为生活来源
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种田为生。
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Examples
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原始部落靠渔猎采集为生。
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Primitive tribes lived by fishing, hunting and gathering.
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李大娘在解放前一直是靠帮佣为生的。
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Aunt Li made a living as a domestic servant before liberation.
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他家是船户,以打鱼为生。
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He lives on a boat and makes his living by fishing.
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附近的船民都是世居此地,祖祖辈辈以打鱼为生。
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All the neighboring boatmen have lived here and made a living by fishing for generations.
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他以此道为生,倒也清闲。
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He makes a living this way, which is pretty idle.
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他们哥几个都是靠打把式卖艺为生。
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The brothers all live by practicing martial arts.
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他这一辈子,就靠打柴为生。
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He has lived his whole life by gathering firewood.
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他们家世代靠耕田为生。
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They have made a living by working on the farm for generations.
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他靠卖胡麻为生,日子过得很清苦。
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Living on selling benne, he led a hard and poor life.
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