就活

jiuhuò
  1. (regional, colloquial) to make do (with)
  2. to make do (with)

Wiktionary

Examples

没有水，人类就活不下去。

If it weren't for water, humans wouldn't survive.

Without water, people couldn't live.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 就 jiù
  1. (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
  2. (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after
  3. (same as 就是 jiùshì) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
  4. only; as little as
  5. as much as; as many as
  6. to approach; to move towards
  7. to undertake; to engage in
  8. (often followed by 着 zhe) taking advantage of
  9. (of food) to go with
  10. with regard to; concerning
  11. (pattern: 就 jiù ... 也 yě ...) even if ... still ...
  12. (pattern: 不 bù ... 就 jiù ...) if not ... then must be ...
2 活 huó
  1. to live
  2. alive
  3. living
  4. work
  5. workmanship