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养活

yǎng huo verb C2

Traditional: 養活

  1. to provide for
  2. to keep (animals, a family etc)
  3. to raise animals
  4. to feed and clothe
  5. support
  6. the necessities of life
  7. to give birth
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趁早收了这心,明年在我们行事里替你寻一个馆,每年寻几两银子,养活你那老不死的老娘和你老婆是正经!
儒林外史, p. 39 · C2
他说,现在无隅还有一房家眷要养活,运棺木的费,实在想不出法。
朱自清散文七篇, p. 24 · C2
便在这里很大的报馆里,我靠着一个学生在那里做编辑的大情面,一千字也就是这几个钱,卽使一早做到夜,能够养活你们么?
鲁迅作品选, p. 27 · C2

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