活命 (huó mìng) — to survive; to barely make a living; (formal) to save a life

定義

例文

• 他每天只吃一顿饭，勉强活命。
  Tā měi tiān zhī chī yí dùn fàn, miǎn qiǎng huó mìng.
  He only eats one meal a day, barely surviving.
• 在这种条件下，他活不了命。
  Zài zhè zhǒng tiáo jiàn xià, tā huó bù liǎo mìng.
  Under these conditions, he can't survive.
• 为了活命，他什么工作都做。
  Wèi le huó mìng, tā shén me gōng zuò dōu zuò.
  To survive, he would do any job.