糊口 (hú kǒu) — to make a living (usually barely enough to get by)

Definition

Beispiele

• 他靠做小生意勉强糊口。
  Tā kào zuò xiǎo shēng yì miǎn qiǎng hú kǒu.
  He barely makes a living by running a small business.
• 他一人工作，却糊不了全家的口。
  Tā yì rén gōng zuò, què hú bù liǎo quán jiā de kǒu.
  He works alone but can't support the whole family.
• 那个年代很多农民靠种地糊口。
  Nà ge nián dài hěn duō nóng mín kào zhòng dì hú kǒu.
  In those years many farmers made a living by farming.