養活

See also: 养活

Chinese
 
give birth; keep (pets); to support
give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
 
to live; alive; living
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
trad. (養活) 養 活
simp. (养活) 养 活

Pronunciation

Verb

養活

  1. (colloquial) to support (a family financially); to feed; to provide for
    他有一個妻子和兩個孩子要養活。 [MSC, trad.]
    他有一个妻子和两个孩子要养活。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yǒu yī ge qīzi hé liǎng ge háizi yào yǎnghuó. [Pinyin]
    He has a wife and two young children to provide for.
  2. (colloquial) to raise; to rear (domestic animals)
  3. (dialectal) to give birth to

Synonyms
  • (to support):
  • (to raise):
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