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讨生活

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Collocation

1
在艰难的环境讨生活的人
2
靠……(某种技能)讨生活
3
在/到……(某个地方)讨生活

Definition

讨生活

Literally means:

seek a living

Actually means:

drift along aimlessly

It means seeking resources to support oneself or making a living. It also means leading a hard life. 生活 in this phrase usually refers to a poor 生活.

指寻求维持生活的经济来源,或挣钱维持生活。也指过着有点艰难的日子。这里的“生活”多指低水平的生活。

Example

Used as predicate or attributive. (作谓语、定语)
1
Zhè
bèizi
一辈子
zhí
一直
kào
zhāo
自己
de
shǒu
手艺
tǎo
shēnghuó
生活
  
,
hěn
róng
容易
  

All his life he has been relying on his own craft to make a living, it is not easy.

2
Nóngmíngōng
农民工
dào
chéng
城里
tǎo
shēnghuó
生活
  
,
shōu
收入
也许
zhòngtián
种田
gāo
xiē
一些
  
,
dàn
duōshù
多数
rén
de
shēnghuó
生活
háishi
还是
gòu
jiānnán
艰难
de
  

Migrant workers come to the city to make a living, the income may be higher than the field, but most people's life is still difficult enough.

3
Zhè
wèi
lǎorén
老人
hěn
lián
可怜
  
,
tiāntiān
天天
jiǎn
垃圾
  
,
shì
kào
jiǎn
垃圾
tǎo
shēnghuó
生活
de
rén
  

The old man is very poor, picking up garbage every day, is a person who lives by picking up garbage.