半工半读

yī suǒ bàn gōng bàn dú de xué xiào

一所半工半读的学校

a part-work and part-study college

wǒ fù qīn huā le sān nián shí jiān bàn gōng bàn dú shàng wán le dà xué

我父亲花了三年时间半工半读，上完了大学。

My father spent three years working his way through college.

tā bàn gōng bàn dú niàn wán le dà xué fēi cháng liǎo bu qǐ

她半工半读念完了大学，非常了不起。

It is to her credit that she worked her way through college.

bàn gōng bàn dú yī bān hěn jiān nán

半工半读一般很艰难。

It was often hard to work and do the course at the same time.