失業者渴望工作——任何有助於養家糊口的工作都可以。

The jobless became desperate for work – any work that would help them to support their families.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 失業者 shīyèzhě an unemployed person
2 渴望 kěwàng
  1. to thirst for
  2. to long for
3 工作 gōngzuò
  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task

classifiers: 個, 份, 項
4 任何 rènhé any; whatever; whichever
5 有助於 yǒuzhùyú to contribute to; to promote
6 養家糊口 yǎngjiāhúkǒu (idiom) to provide for one's family
=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 工作 gōngzuò
  1. to work
  2. (of a machine) to operate
  3. job
  4. work
  5. task

classifiers: 個, 份, 項
=9 都 Dū surname Du
=9 都 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=9 都 dū
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
10 可以 kěyǐ
  1. can
  2. may
  3. possible
  4. able to
  5. not bad
  6. pretty good