养 活

yǎnghuo

“To provide for” in Chinese is 养活 (yǎnghuo).

Meaning

to provide for
to keep (animals, a family etc)
to raise animals

Show 4 more meanings

to feed and clothe
support
the necessities of life
to give birth

Example

努力工作才能养活自己。

Work hard so that you may earn your living.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

yǎngHSK 29 strokesto raise (animals)huóHSK 29 strokesto live

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