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糊口

húkǒu
verb #13,781

Meanings

  1. 1 to scrape a meager living
  2. 2 to eke out a living
  3. 3 to barely make ends meet

Examples

他靠打零工糊口。
Tā kào dǎlínggōng húkǒu.
He gets by doing odd jobs.
在大城市里糊口不容易。
Zài dàchéngshì lǐ húkǒu bùróng yì.
It's not easy to make a living in a big city.

Tips

memory
糊 (paste/porridge) + 口 (mouth) — literally 'to paste over one's mouth', i.e., barely enough to feed yourself.

Stroke Order

糊 hú
口 kǒu