过活

yī jiā rén jiù kào fù qīn zuò gōng guò huó

一家人就靠父亲做工过活。

The whole family lived on the father's wages.

tā yǒu liǎng xīng qī zhǐ néng kào miàn bāo hé bái kāi shuǐ guò huó

他有两星期只能靠面包和白开水过活。

He had to live on bread and water for two weeks.

kào zhe láo dòng guò huó

靠着劳动过活

make a living through manual work

miǎn qiǎng guò huó

勉强过活

make a bare living

kào zhòng cài guò huó

靠种菜过活

live off a vegetable garden

kào xiě zuò guò huó

靠写作过活

make a living by writing

kào xīn shui guò huó

靠薪水过活

live on one's salary

méi yǒu qián wǒ men wú fǎ guò huó

没有钱我们无法过活。

We cannot get along without money.