养家糊口 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

养家糊口的担子

2

为了养家糊口

3

养家糊口不容易

Definition

养家糊口:

Literally means:

provide for one's family; earn the family's living

Actually means:

It means working to pay for the family expenses and sustain family members' basic living, so that no one in the family gets hungry or cold. It often refers to a poor family.

负担家庭的费用，维持家里人的基本生活，使一家人不挨饿，不挨冻。多指家境不好。

Example

Used as object, attributive or subject. (作宾语、定语、主语等)

1

Tāmen

他们

fūfù

夫妇

měigè

每个

yuè

月

zhēng

挣

de

的

qián

钱

,

zhǐnéng

只能

miǎnqiǎng

勉强

yǎngjiāhúkǒu

养家糊口

。

The couple earns money every month and can barely support their families.

2

Fùqīn

父亲

guòshì

过世

,

mǔqīn

母亲

yǒu

有

bìng

病

tǎng

躺

zài

在

chuáng

床

shàng

上

,

zhè

这

háizi

孩子

jīnnián

今年

zhīyǒu

只有

14

suì

岁

,

tā

他

yǒu

有

shénme

什么

běnshì

本事

néng

能

tiǎoqǐ

挑起

zhè

这

yǎngjiāhúkǒu

养家糊口

de

的

dànzi

担子

?

The father passed away, the mother is sick lying in bed, the child is only 14 years old this year, what can he do to carry the burden of raising the family?

3

Nàshí

那时

,

wǒ

我

yīgè

一个

yuè

月

cái

才

40

yuán

元

gōngzī

工资

,

yǎngjiāhúkǒu

养家糊口

dōu

都

kùnnan

困难

,

nǎlǐ

哪里

yǒu

有

qián

钱

gěi

给

érzi

儿子

zhìbìng

治病

ā

啊

?

At that time, I only 40 yuan a month wages, to support the family are difficult, where is the money to treat his son ah?