谋 móu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 某 some, someone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
谋生
móushēng
to make a living
Characters in this word
生 shēng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 生 — life, lifetime
- Made of
- 𠂉 cap 土 soil, earth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 许多年轻人离开家乡到沿海城市谋生，却始终惦记着父母。 Xǔduō niánqīngrén líkāi jiāxiāng dào yánhǎi chéngshì móushēng, què shǐzhōng diànjì zhe fùmǔ. Many young people leave their hometowns to make a living in coastal cities, yet they always think of their parents.
- 他靠在街头卖水果谋生。 Tā kào zài jiētóu mài shuǐguǒ móushēng. He makes a living selling fruit on the street.
- 为了谋生，她同时做着两份工作。 Wèile móushēng, tā tóngshí zuò zhe liǎng fèn gōngzuò. To make a living, she works two jobs at once.
Related words
- 参谋 cānmóu staff officer; to advise
- 谋害 móuhài to plot to murder; to harm deliberately
- 谋划 móuhuà to plan; to scheme
- 谋求 móuqiú to seek; to strive for
- 谋取 móuqǔ to seek to obtain; to gain through planning
- 阴谋 yīnmóu conspiracy; plot
- 足智多谋 zúzhìduōmóu resourceful; full of wisdom and strategy
- 学生 xuésheng student
- 大学生 dàxuéshēng university student
- 男生 nánshēng schoolboy, male student
- 女生 nǚshēng schoolgirl, female student
- 生病 shēngbìng to fall ill