营生 (yíng shēng) — to earn a living, to make a living

Definition

Examples

• 他靠卖水果营生。
  Tā kào mài shuǐ guǒ yíng shēng.
  He makes a living by selling fruit.
• 在乡下，种地是主要的营生方式。
  Zài xiāng xia, zhòng dì shì zhǔ yào de yíng shēng fāng shì.
  In the countryside, farming is the main way to make a living.
• 为了营生，他不得不去外地打工。
  Wèi le yíng shēng, tā bù dé bú qù wài dì dǎ gōng.
  To earn a living, he had to go to another city for work.