討生活

to eke out a living / to live from hand to mouth / to drift aimlessly

Characters and words in 討生活

tǎo = t + ao3

to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study

讨 = 寸 + 讠 : Tecumseh (t) is asking (讨) an advertising column (讠) inside of the aorta (ao3) for a little snack, and indeed, the column ejects some chocolate bars, which causes Tecumseh to thumb up (寸) at it.

生

she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1

to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student

生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

生

she̅ng

活

huó

life / activity / to live / livelihood

活

huó = hu + o2

to live / alive / living / work / workmanship

活 = 氵 + 舌 : Helga Horse joined the traditional water bottle challenge and empties a bottle of water over herself in the observatory's kitchen. To raise the difficulty level, she only uses her tongue to hold the bottle.

Words with 討生活

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Sentences with 討生活

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