"live off the land" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 靠土地为生

Definition

只依靠大自然提供的资源（如植物、动物和环境中的资源）生活，不从商店购买食物或用品。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指在野外通过采集、狩猎或耕种生存，不依赖现代便利设施。常见于自给自足、生存技能或乡村生活的话题。不用于城市或日常场景。常说“学会靠土地为生”,“他们靠土地为生”等。

Examples

Some people want to live off the land in remote areas.

有些人想在偏远地区**靠土地为生**。

It is hard to live off the land without any tools.

没有工具很难**靠土地为生**。

Farmers often know how to live off the land.

农民通常知道如何**靠土地为生**。

He dreams of quitting his job and trying to live off the land.

他梦想着辞掉工作，去**靠土地为生**。

After the shipwreck, they had to live off the land until they were rescued.

船难后，他们不得不**靠土地为生**，直到被救。

Not many people today know how to live off the land like our ancestors did.

如今很少有人像我们祖先那样会**靠土地为生**。