Definition & Meaning

cost of living; allowance; expenses to support oneself

Word usage

shēng huó fèi

生 活 费

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n.cost of living; allowance; expenses to support oneself
- àn yuè fā shēng huó fèi
  按月发生活费。
  The living allowance is issued monthly.
- rèn hé yī gè cāo chí jiā tíng de zhǔ fù bù yán jiū shēng huó fèi zhǐ shù yě dōu zhī dào shēng huó de nán chu
  任何一个操持家庭的主妇，不研究生活费指数也都知道生活的难处。
  Any working housewife with a family to feed knows where the shoe pinches without studying cost of living indexes.

Word usage

common measure word
"生活费" is often matched with measure word "笔"or"月".
- 一笔生活费
  one sum of living expenses
- 一月生活费
  living expenses for one month

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