Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
过活
guòhuó
Description
"过活"的意思是维持生活，靠一些东西来生活下去。
"过活" means to sustain life, to live by relying on something.
我们常说"靠什么过活"，来问一个人怎么生活。
We often say "靠什么过活" to ask how someone makes a living.
Meanings
过活guòhuó
to make a living; to get by; to live
他一个人靠打工过活。
He supports himself by doing odd jobs.
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Notes
- Etymology
过 (to pass, spend) + 活 (to live), literally "to pass one's living."
- Nuance
often used with 靠 to show what supports someone's daily life.
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