living expenses; costs of daily life
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
living expenses; daily subsistence costs
dialectA dialectal term, common in northern Chinese dialects, referring specifically to money needed for basic living like food and necessities.
Tā他
jiā家
rén人
kǒu口
duō多
，
jiáo嚼
yong用
dà大
，
gōng工
zī资
gēn根
běn本
bù不
gòu够
。
His family has many mouths to feed, so the living expenses are high, and his salary is simply not enough.
Xiàn现
zài在
wù物
jià价
zhǎng涨
le了
，
měi每
yuè月
de的
jiáo嚼
yong用
yě也
gēn跟
zhe着
zhǎng涨
。
Prices have gone up now, so the monthly living expenses have increased too.
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Zhè这
bǐ笔
qián钱
shì是
liú留
zuò作
jiā家
lǐ里
de的
jiáo嚼
yong用
，
bù不
néng能
luàn乱
huā花
。
This money is set aside for the family's living expenses and cannot be spent carelessly.