"livelihoods" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 生计

Definition

获取收入或维持生活的方式，特别是为满足基本需求如食物、住所和衣物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“生计”常用于描述群体受影响时，如灾害或政策影响到“农民的生计”。比“工作”或“职业”更宏观，多出现于正式、学术或公益语境。

Examples

Many farmers depend on their livelihoods to feed their families.

许多农民依靠他们的**生计**来养家糊口。

Storms often threaten the livelihoods of fishermen.

暴风雨常常威胁渔民的**生计**。

Tourism provides livelihoods for many local people.

旅游业为许多当地人提供了**生计**。

When the factory closed, hundreds lost their livelihoods overnight.

工厂关闭时，数百人的**生计**一夜之间消失了。

Climate change is putting the livelihoods of millions at risk around the world.

气候变化正在让全球数百万人的**生计**处于危险之中。

Protecting forests isn’t just about nature—it’s about people and their livelihoods too.

保护森林不仅仅关乎自然，更关乎人们和他们的**生计**。