job; occupation; work (dialect)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
job; occupation; work; livelihood
dialectPrimarily used in northern dialects, often referring to a trade or line of work, sometimes with a connotation of hard physical labor.
Zhǎo找
gè个
zhèng正
jing经
yíng营
sheng生
gàn干
，
bié别
zhěng整
tiān天
yóu游
shǒu手
hào好
xián闲
。
Find a proper job to do, don't loaf around all day.
Dì地
lǐ里
de的
yíng营
sheng生
tā他
dōu都
ná拿
de得
qǐ起
lái来
。
He can handle all the farm work.
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Nǐ你
zhè这
shì是
shén什
me么
yíng营
sheng生
？
Néng能
yǎng养
huó活
zì自
jǐ己
ma吗
？
What kind of work is this? Can it support you?
Tā他
zǎo早
jiù就
bú不
zuò做
nà那
ge个
yíng营
sheng生
le了
。
He stopped doing that line of work long ago.