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)
Examples
- ，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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