维持生计 Pronunciation and Pinyin
维持生计 Usage and Examples
make a living
earn a living
support oneself
subsist
那迫使农民要靠在陡峭的山坡上来勉强维持生计。
That forced peasant farmers to try to eke a living off steep hillsides.
雇员投入数小时的体力或脑力劳动来得到维持生计的薪水。
Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.
The characters in 维持生计
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 维
- wéi维yě也nà纳Vienna
- wéi维xiū修Repair, Maintenance
- wéi维xiū修rén人yuán员repairman, maintenance worker
- wéi维xiū修gōng工rén人repairman, maintenance worker
- wéi维xiū修gōng工zuò作maintenance work, repair work
- wéi维xiū修shī师fu傅repairman, technician
- wéi维xiū修zhàn站service station, repair shop
- wéi维hù护maintain, maintenance
- wéi维hù护shì世jiān间de的gōng公dào道Maintain justice in the world, Uphold global justice
- wéi维hù护le了maintained, upheld
- wéi维hù护gōng公píng平Maintain fairness, Uphold fairness
- wéi维hù护zhe着maintaining, upholding
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Open the tool →Questions about 维持生计
What does 维持生计 mean in Chinese?
维持生计 (wéi chí shēng jì) means “make a living, earn a living, support oneself, subsist”.
How do you pronounce 维持生计?
维持生计 is pronounced wéi chí shēng jì in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “make a living” in Chinese?
“make a living” is 维持生计 (wéi chí shēng jì) in Chinese.
How is 维持生计 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 维持生计, each with pinyin and an English translation.