xīn​zhī​bǐ​gēng

to make a living by writing

  1. mind
    thought; intellect; the organ of thinking
  2. zhī verbnoun
    to combine
    to interweave or intertwine; to combine elements together, often used to describe emotions or complex organizations
  3. to make a living by writing
    to earn a living through writing or copying; in modern usage, also a formal term for the act of writing as an author