Definition

Examples

• 他靠卖菜维持生计。
  Tā kào mài cài wéichí 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。
  Hěnduō rén wèile móu shēng jì líkāi jiāxiāng qù dà chéngshì dǎgōng.
  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 nàge niándài, rénmen zhǐ néng kào zhòngdì jiějué shēng jì.
  In those days, people could only rely on farming to secure their livelihood.