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维持生活
維持生活
wéichíshēnghuó
1. to subsist
2. to eke out a living
3. to keep body and soul together

Character Breakdown

维
wéi
to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
HSK 5 11 丶
持
chí
to hold, to support, to sustain
HSK 4 9 丶
生
shēng
life, lifetime; birth; growth
HSK 1 5 丶
活
huó
to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
HSK 4 9 丶

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