生计 (shēng jì) — livelihood; means of making a living

Définition

Exemples

• 他靠卖菜维持生计。
  Tā kào mài cài wéi chí shēng jì.
  He makes a livelihood by selling vegetables.
• 很多人为了谋生计离开家乡去大城市打工。
  Hěn duō rén wéi le móu shēng jì lí kāi jiā xiāng qù dà chéng shì dǎ gōng.
  Many people leave their hometowns to go to big cities to work for a livelihood.
• 在那个年代，人们只能靠种地解决生计。
  Zài nà ge nián dài, rén men zhǐ néng kào zhòng dì jiě jué shēng jì.
  In those days, people could only rely on farming to secure their livelihood.