生活费 (shēng huó fèi) — living expenses (cost of daily living); (legal) alimony

Definition

Examples

• 他每个月都要支付孩子的生活费。
  Tā měi gè yuè dōu yào zhī fù hái zi de shēng huó fèi.
  He has to pay the child's living expenses every month.
• 离婚后，她拿到了很高的生活费。
  Lí hūn hòu, tā ná dào le hěn gāo de shēng huó fèi.
  After the divorce, she received a high alimony.
• 在大城市，生活费越来越高。
  Zài dà chéng shì, shēng huó fèi yuè lái yuè gāo.
  In big cities, living expenses are getting higher and higher.