养活 yǎnghuo to provide for
to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth
怎么记住“养活”: 养 to raise + 活 alive = to provide for.
汉字
用法
- Colloquial 'to support/provide for' - to feed and keep alive: 养活一家人 (yǎnghuo yìjiārén) to support a whole family, 靠打工养活自己 (to support oneself by working).
- Note the toneless 活. Emphasizes earning enough to keep people (or animals) fed and clothed; more down-to-earth than 抚养 (fǔyǎng, to raise/bring up a child).
例句
- 他有一个妻子和两个孩子要养活。 Tā yǒu yígè qīzǐ hé liǎnggè háizi yào yǎnghuó.He has a wife and two young children to provide for.