维生 (wéi shēng) — to maintain one's livelihood (abbreviation for 维持生活)

Definition

维生 is a short, written abbreviation of 维持生活, used as a noun or verb meaning 'to sustain a livelihood.' It sounds more formal than the everyday phrase 谋生.

noun
to maintain one's livelihood (abbreviation for 维持生活)

Beispiele

  • 维生
    Zài wù jià shàng zhǎng de qíng kuàng xià, xǔ duō rén nán yǐ wéi shēng.
    Under rising prices, many people find it hard to maintain their livelihood.
  • 维生
    Zhè fèn shōu rù jǐn néng wéi shēng, wú fǎ chǔ xù.
    This income only barely sustains a living and cannot be saved.
  • 维生
    Tā kào zhòng dì wéi shēng, shēng huó hěn jiǎn pǔ.
    He makes a living by farming and lives a very simple life.

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