恰恰相反，在有能力自己照顾自己的时候，他们独自生活。

Instead, they live alone as long as they are able to take care of themselves.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 恰恰相反 qiàqiàxiāngfǎn just the opposite
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
3 有能力 yǒunénglì able
4 自己 zìjǐ
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
=5 照顾 zhàogu
  1. to take care of
  2. to show consideration
  3. to attend to
  4. to look after
=5 照顾 zhàogù
  1. to frequent as a customer; to patronise
  2. to give special or preferential treatment
  3. to look after; to take care of; to care for; to attend to
  4. to take into consideration; to consider
6 自己 zìjǐ
  1. oneself
  2. one's own
=7 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 时候 shíhou
  1. time
  2. length of time
  3. moment
  4. period
9 他们 tāmen they; them
10 独自 dúzì alone
11 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood