养
活

To provide for in Chinese: 养活 (yǎng huo)

yǎng huo

to provide for

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 養活1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to provide for
  2. 2to keep (animals, a family etc)
  3. 3to raise animals
  4. 4to feed and clothe
  5. 5support
  6. 6the necessities of life
  7. 7to give birth

Stroke order

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养
活

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄤˇ

yǎng

ㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

˙ㄏㄨㄛ

huo

˙/ neutral toneㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ o

Simplified & traditional

养活

Simplified

養活

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他一个人打工，养活了全家人。

    tā yí gè rén dǎ gōng， yǎng huo le quán jiā rén。

    He works alone and supports the whole family.

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Related words

养

yǎng

to raise (animals)

活

huó

to live

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

活泼

huó po

lively

生活

shēng huó

to live

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

活跃

huó yuè

active

灵活

líng huó

flexible

培养

péi yǎng

to cultivate

营养

yíng yǎng

nutrition

疗养

liáo yǎng

to get well

保养

bǎo yǎng

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health

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