get through the day; live (esp. in hardship)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to get through the day; to live one's life (especially under difficult circumstances)
neutralOften describes enduring hardship, boredom, or waiting with difficulty. It carries a slightly negative or pitiful connotation, emphasizing the struggle of daily existence. The idiom 度日如年 (dù rì rú nián) vividly expresses this feeling.
Shī失
yè业
hòu后
，
tā他
kào靠
dǎ打
líng零
gōng工
dù度
rì日
。
After losing his job, he got by doing odd jobs.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
lǎo老
bǎi百
xìng姓
shí食
bù不
guǒ果
fù腹
，
miǎn勉
qiǎng强
dù度
rì日
。
During the war, ordinary people lived on the edge of starvation, barely getting by.
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Zài在
bìng病
tòng痛
zhōng中
，
tā他
měi每
yī一
tiān天
dōu都
dù度
rì日
rú如
nián年
。
Suffering from illness, each day felt like a year to him.
Tā他
tuì退
xiū休
hòu后
jué觉
de得
wú无
suǒ所
shì事
shì事
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
dù度
rì日
rú如
nián年
。
After retirement, he felt he had nothing to do; every day simply dragged on.