养活
yǎnghuo
to support; to feed; to keep alive
Characters in this word
活 huó
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 舌 tongue
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 靠几亩贫瘠的土地，他很难养活一家老小。 Kào jǐ mǔ pínjí de tǔdì, tā hěn nán yǎnghuo yì jiā lǎo xiǎo. With only a few mu of barren land, it is very hard for him to support his whole family.
- 她靠摆摊卖菜养活了三个孩子。 Tā kào bǎi tàn mài cài yǎnghuo le sān gè háizi. She supported three children by selling vegetables at a street stall.
- 这点工资连自己都养活不了，更别提全家了。 Zhè diǎn gōngzī lián zìjǐ dōu yǎnghuo bù liǎo, gèng bié tí quán jiā le. This salary can barely feed even himself, let alone the whole family.
Related words
- 养 yǎng to raise; to keep
- 营养 yíngyǎng nutrition
- 疗养 liáoyǎng to recover; to rest for health
- 培养 péiyǎng to develop; to train
- 养成 yǎngchéng to form
- 保养 bǎoyǎng to maintain; to take care of
- 修养 xiūyǎng good manners; self-cultivation
- 养老 yǎnglǎo to provide for the elderly
- 养老院 yǎnglǎoyuàn nursing home
- 抚养 fǔyǎng to raise; to bring up; to provide for
- 供养 gōngyǎng to support; to provide for
- 教养 jiàoyǎng upbringing; education; to cultivate