過活

过活
guòhuó
  1. to live one's life
  2. to make a living

CEDICT

  1. to live one's life; to eke out an existence; to pass the day; to get along; to pass one's days
  2. to make a living

Wiktionary

  1. 生活度日。
  2. 用以維生的產業。

重編國語辭典

Examples

靠你的收入你不能過活嗎?

Can't you get by on your salary?

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 過 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=1 過 guo (experienced action marker)
2 活 huó
  1. to live
  2. alive
  3. living
  4. work
  5. workmanship

Related entries

過日子 guòrìzi
  1. to live one's life
  2. to pass one's days
  3. to get along
Dan离开了Linda，因为已经没法和她一起过日子了。

Dan left Linda when life became unbearable with her.

Source: Tatoeba

為生 wéishēng to make a living
薩米為生活奮鬥。

Sami fought for his life.

Source: Tatoeba

謀食 móushí
  1. to make a living
  2. to strive to earn a living
吃飯 chīfàn
  1. to have a meal
  2. to eat
  3. to make a living
去吃饭吧。

Let's go to eat.

Source: Tatoeba