维持生活 wéi chí shēng huó

to subsist; to eke out a living

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to subsist
  2. 2. to eke out a living
  3. 3. to keep body and soul together

Characters

Character Meaning
维 wéi HSK 5
to maintain; to preserve; to hold together
持 chí HSK 4
to hold; to maintain; to persevere
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living