他以教書為生。

He earned his living as a teacher.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 yǐ old variant of 以 yǐ
=2 以 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè
=2 以 yǐ
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
3 教書 jiāoshū to work as a teacher; to teach (in a school)
4 為生 wéishēng to make a living