养家活口 meaning in English
support [maintain] one's family; earn bread for one's family; earn the family's living; feed and clothe one's family; keep the family supplied with provisions; provide food and clothes for one's family; provide for a family; provide for one's wife and family
Examples
- She stretched herself to provide for the family ..
她竭尽全力养家活口。 - The timber industry has a right to make a living
伐木工人和其他人一样有权养家活口 - Oliver could hardly earn enough to provide for his family
奥利弗挣不到足够的钱来养家活口。 - Many of us have significant responsibilities to family members or to a way of life
许多人都有养家活口的重担要扛，或是手头很紧、维生不易。 - So i was a bread winner when i was nine . i did odds and sods to get things by any means
这样，我9岁就挑起了家庭的重担。我想方设法，干各种杂活，养家活口。