"just getting by" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 勉强过日子
• 勉强应付

Definition

“just getting by”意思是你只有足够的钱、技能或资源勉强生活或应付，没有多余。通常表示生活有困难。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，多用于谈及经济拮据或生活不易。常用来回答“How are you?”，表示还在勉强应付。不能形容顺利或成功的情况。

Examples

I'm just getting by on my small salary.

我靠微薄的工资**勉强过日子**。

After losing his job, he was just getting by.

他失业后**只能勉强过日子**。

My family is just getting by these days.

我们家最近**勉强过日子**。

Honestly, I'm just getting by—paying the bills and that's about it.

说实话，我**就是勉强应付**——只能付账单，仅此而已。

We’re not doing great, just just getting by with what we have.

我们过得不算好，**只是勉强应付**现有的一切。

When people ask, I tell them I’m just getting by.

别人问时，我说我**只是勉强过日子**。