勉勉强强

tā miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng pá jìn miào qu

他勉勉强强爬进庙去。

He was just able to crawl into the temple.

wǒ bù huì zài jì xù zhè zhǒng miǎn miǎn qiǎng qiǎng de shēng huó le

我不会再继续这种勉勉强强的生活了！

I will not keep living hand to mouth!