活不下去
huó bù xià qu
Pinyin

Definition

活不下去
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huó bù xià qu
  1. impossible to make a living

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
  1. 1 to go
  2. 2 to go to (a place)
  3. 3 (of a time etc) last
  4. 4 just passed
  5. 5 to send
  6. 6 to remove
  7. 7 to get rid of
  8. 8 to reduce
  9. 9 to be apart from in space or time
  10. 10 to die (euphemism)
  11. 11 to play (a part)
  12. 12 (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
  13. 13 (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
  14. 14 (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)

Idioms (20)

一不做,二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

你别不相信我说的。他现在已经上瘾了。我们再不管,就晚了。你没看电视里的那些网瘾少年,不打游戏就活不下去。儿子如果那样就全废了。
nǐ bié bù xiāngxìn wǒ shuō de 。tā xiànzài yǐjīng shàngyǐn le 。wǒmen zài bù guǎn ,jiù wǎn le 。nǐ méi kàn diànshì li de nàxiē wǎngyǐn shàonián ,bù dǎ yóuxì jiù huó bu xiàqù 。érzi rúguǒ nàyàng jiù quán fèi le 。
Don't go doubting me! He is already addicted. If we let this go any longer, it will be too late. Haven't you seen those internet-addicted kids on TV? Unless they are playing games, they don't want to go on living. If our son gets that way, it will all have been for naught.
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