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啜菽饮水的生活
啜菽饮水的生活
啜菽饮水的生活
啜菽饮水的生活
啜菽饮水的生活
啜菽饮水的生活
啜菽饮水的生活

啜菽饮水的生活 Pronunciation and Pinyin

啜菽饮水的生活 Usage and Examples

a life of extreme poverty

a simple and frugal life

a life of austerity

The characters in 啜菽饮水的生活

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
啜
chuò11sip, sob, or eat
菽
shū11legumes or beans
饮
yín7to drink
水
shuǐ4water, liquid, river, juice
的
de8possessive or descriptive particle
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
活
huó9alive, living, work

More words starting with 啜

  • chuò啜xiān先shēng生Mr. Chuo
  • chuài啜lǎ喇Slurp
  • chuò啜qì泣sob, whimper
  • chuò啜míng茗to sip tea
  • chuò啜shū菽to eat beans as food
  • chuò啜shū菽wéi为shēng生To live on a meager diet., To subsist on humble fare.
  • chuò啜yǐn饮sip

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Questions about 啜菽饮水的生活

What does 啜菽饮水的生活 mean in Chinese?

啜菽饮水的生活 (chuò shū yín shuǐ de shēng huó) means “a life of extreme poverty, a simple and frugal life, a life of austerity”.

How do you pronounce 啜菽饮水的生活?

啜菽饮水的生活 is pronounced chuò shū yín shuǐ de shēng huó in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “a life of extreme poverty” in Chinese?

“a life of extreme poverty” is 啜菽饮水的生活 (chuò shū yín shuǐ de shēng huó) in Chinese.

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