养活

yǎng huo

HSK 7 verb

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Meaning 释义

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

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In real sentences 真实例句

约翰Yuēhàn无法wúfǎ养活yǎnghuo全家quánjiā。

John cannot keep his family.

Tatoeba #772064

我wǒ年纪niánjì够gòu大dà可以kěyǐ养活yǎnghuo我wǒ自己zìjǐ。

I'm old enough to support myself.

Tatoeba #875367

他tā有yǒu一个yī ge妻子qīzǐ和hé两liǎng个gè孩子háizi要yào养活yǎnghuo。

He has a wife and two young children to provide for.

Tatoeba #347040

他tā要yào养活yǎnghuo一个yī ge大家庭dàjiātíng。

He had a large family to support.

Tatoeba #880282

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

去 qù HSK 1 死 sǐ HSK 4 离开 lí kāi HSK 3 医生 yī shēng HSK 1 任何 rèn hé HSK 4 活 huó HSK 4 总 zǒng HSK 3 总是 zǒng shì HSK 3

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