"make ends meet" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 勉强维持生计

Definition

指刚好有足够的钱支付基本生活开支，常用来描述经济困难时的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式表达，常用于表示经济拮据。否定句型很常见，如“无法维持生计”。主要指每月账单和生活开支。

Examples

It's hard for many families to make ends meet.

许多家庭很难**勉强维持生计**。

After losing his job, he struggled to make ends meet.

失去工作后，他很难**勉强维持生计**。

She works two jobs to make ends meet.

她做两份工作来**勉强维持生计**。

We have to budget carefully if we want to make ends meet this month.

如果我们这个月想**维持生计**，必须精打细算。

Even with a good salary, city life makes it tough to make ends meet.

即使有不错的工资，城市生活还是很难**维持生计**。

When prices keep going up, it gets harder and harder to make ends meet.

物价一直上涨，**勉强维持生计**越来越难。