谋食

謀食
móushí
  1. to make a living
  2. to strive to earn a living

CEDICT

谋求生计。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 谋 móu
  1. to plan
  2. to seek
  3. scheme
2 食 shí
  1. to eat
  2. food
  3. animal feed
  4. eclipse

Related entries

为生 wéishēng to make a living
薩米為生活奮鬥。

Sami fought for his life.

Source: Tatoeba

过活 guòhuó
  1. to live one's life
  2. to make a living
靠你的收入你不能過活嗎?

Can't you get by on your salary?

Source: Tatoeba

吃饭 chīfàn
  1. to have a meal
  2. to eat
  3. to make a living
去吃饭吧。

Let's go to eat.

Source: Tatoeba