"live from hand to mouth" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 勉强度日
• 过一天算一天

Definition

指仅有足够的钱维持基本生活，没有多余的钱储蓄或享受。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式表达，常用于描述经济拮据、没有储蓄的人。常出现在口语和报道中。

Examples

Many families have to live from hand to mouth because of low wages.

许多家庭因为工资低只能**勉强度日**。

After losing his job, he started to live from hand to mouth.

失业后，他开始**过一天算一天**。

It's hard to save money when you live from hand to mouth.

当你**勉强度日**时很难存钱。

Ever since the factory closed, the whole town has been living from hand to mouth.

自从工厂倒闭后，整个小镇都在**勉强度日**。

She dreams of traveling, but for now, she's just living from hand to mouth.

她梦想去旅行，但现在只能**勉强度日**。

People who live from hand to mouth rarely think about retirement; they're too busy getting by.

**勉强度日**的人很少考虑退休，他们忙于维持生计。