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móu shēng
v. earn one's living, make a living
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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
wú yǐ móu shēng
phr. live on nothing
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xié xiǎo shuō zuò wéi yì zhǒng móu shēng shǒu duàn jué fēi yì shì
phr. Fiction writing as a means of living is no easy task.
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wǒ yīng gāi zhǐ néng suàn shì yè yú, yīn wèi wǒ hái bù néng píng jiè tiáo xiāng móu shēng, suó yǐ hái yuán yuǎn bú gòu .
phr. I should only be considered as nonprofessional, because I cannot yet make a living by blending and making perfumes; therefore it is far from enough.