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勉强度日
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勉强度日 Pronunciation and Pinyin

勉强度日 Usage and Examples

to make ends meet

to get by

to scrape by

to live from hand to mouth

我靠父母给的那点钱只能勉强度日。

I can just scrape by on what my parents give me.

他不得不靠失业救济金勉强度日。

He has to get by on unemployment compensation.

The characters in 勉强度日

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
勉
mián9make an effort
强
qiǎng12strong, powerful, or intense
度
dù9measure, degree, or pass
日
rì4sun, day, Japan

More words starting with 勉

  • miǎn勉wéi为qí其nán难de地reluctantly, grudgingly
  • miǎn勉lì力try one's best, exert oneself
  • miǎn勉lì力wéi维chí持zhe着struggling to maintain, barely holding on
  • miǎn勉lì励encourage, exhort
  • mián勉qiǎng强reluctantly, barely
  • mián勉qiǎng强wéi维chí持barely maintain, just get by
  • mián勉qiǎng强néng能chī吃Barely edible, Passable

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Questions about 勉强度日

What does 勉强度日 mean in Chinese?

勉强度日 (mián qiǎng dù rì) means “to make ends meet, to get by, to scrape by, to live from hand to mouth”.

How do you pronounce 勉强度日?

勉强度日 is pronounced mián qiǎng dù rì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “to make ends meet” in Chinese?

“to make ends meet” is 勉强度日 (mián qiǎng dù rì) in Chinese.

How is 勉强度日 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 勉强度日, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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