"breadwinner" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 养家糊口的人
• 主要经济来源

Definition

Breadwinner 指的是在家庭中赚取主要或全部收入来养家的那个人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述家里主要挣钱的人，语气中性，既可指男性也可指女性。常见搭配如“sole breadwinner”（唯一经济支柱）。不用于指孩子或被抚养人。

Examples

My father was the breadwinner in our family.

我父亲是我们家的**养家糊口的人**。

Now Maria is the only breadwinner at home.

现在玛丽亚是家里唯一的**经济支柱**。

A breadwinner provides for their family's needs.

**养家糊口的人**满足家庭的需要。

After losing his job, he struggled with not being the breadwinner anymore.

失业后，他很难接受自己不再是**养家糊口的人**。

More and more women are becoming the breadwinner in modern families.

现代家庭中，越来越多女性成为**主要经济来源**。

When Tom broke his leg, his wife became the temporary breadwinner.

汤姆摔断腿后，他妻子成了临时的**养家糊口的人**。