"keep body and soul together" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 勉强维持生计

Definition

艰难地维持生活，仅有足够的食物、钱或资源活下去。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是成语，带点戏谑或夸张色彩，用来表达经济拮据，只能勉强生活。不用于真正危险或命悬一线的场合。

Examples

He works two jobs just to keep body and soul together.

他打两份工只是为了**勉强维持生计**。

During the war, people struggled to keep body and soul together.

战争期间，人们努力**勉强维持生计**。

Some families can hardly keep body and soul together.

有些家庭几乎无法**勉强维持生计**。

I lived on instant noodles for months just to keep body and soul together.

我靠方便面坚持了好几个月才**勉强维持生计**。

She does freelance work here and there just enough to keep body and soul together.

她接点零工，仅够**勉强维持生计**。

After losing my job, I had to get creative to keep body and soul together.

失业后，我只能想办法**勉强维持生计**。