討生活 tǎo shēng huó

DEFINITIONS

  1. to eke out a living
  2. to live from hand to mouth
  3. to drift aimlessly

CHARACTERS

討 tǎo to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
活 huó
HSK 4
live, exist, survive; lively