Definition
n.
the remaining years of one's life (often after hardship or in old age)a wretched lifemiserable existencesurvival against the odds
Examples
- 残生。Tā zài xiāngxià āndù cán shēng.He peacefully spends his remaining years in the countryside.
- 残生。Zhànzhēng zhōng xǔduō rén jiānnán de wéichí zhe cán shēng.During the war, many people barely maintained their wretched survival.
- ，残生。Jīnglì zhèxiē kǔnàn hòu, tā zhǐ xiǎng píngjìng de dùguò cán shēng.After experiencing these hardships, he just wants to spend the rest of his life in peace.
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