過日子 [过－－]

Jyutping gwo3 jat6 zi2
Pinyin guò rì zi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to live one's life
  2. to pass one's days
  3. to get along
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    生活​；​度日
    to live
    • 好好過日子
      好好过日子
      hou2 hou2 gwo3 jat6 zi2
      to live a good life
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, verb-object
    to live economically
    • 會過日子
      会过日子
      huì guò rì zi
      to know how to lead a frugal life
  2. verb, verb-object
    to live one's life; to eke out an existence; to pass the day; to get along; to pass one's days
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1535
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Dan离开了Linda，因为已经没法和她一起过日子了。
    Dan離開了Linda，因為已經沒法和她一起過日子了。
    dan lí kāi le linda， yīn wèi yǐ jīng méi fǎ hé tā yī qǐ guò rì zi le 。
    • Dan left Linda when life became unbearable with her.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我够想开开心心过日子啦，冇得拣吖嘛。
    我夠想開開心心過日子啦，冇得揀吖嘛。
    ngo5 gau3 soeng2 hoi1 hoi1 sam1 sam1 gwo3 jat6 zi2 laa1, mou5 dak1 gaan2 aa1 maa3.
    • I want to live happily too, but I don't have a choice.
  2. Cantonese
    好好过日子
    好好過日子
    hou2 hou2 gwo3 jat6 zi2
    • to live a good life
  3. Cantonese
    呢个江湖骗子最叻弄虚作假，靠呃人钱过日子。
    呢個江湖騙子最叻弄虛作假，靠呃人錢過日子。
    ni1 go3 gong1 wu4 pin3 zi2 zeoi3 lek1 lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2, kaau3 aak1 jan4 cin2 gwo3 jat6 zi2.
    • The swindler is good at cheating people, making his living by cheating.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    今天的年轻人也应该为他们的后人艰苦奋斗，不能抱着“今朝有酒今朝醉”的态度过日子。
    今天的年輕人也應該為他們的後人艱苦奮鬥，不能抱着“今朝有酒今朝醉”的態度過日子。
    jīn tiān de nián qīng rén yě yīng gāi wèi tā men de hòu rén jiān kǔ fèn dòu ， bù néng bào zhe “ jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì ” de tài dù guò rì zi ．
    • Today's youth must struggle diligently for the sake of those who will come after them. They must not while away their time with an attitude of here today, gone tomorrow.
  2. Mandarin
    会过日子
    會過日子
    huì guò rì zi
    • to know how to lead a frugal life
  3. Mandarin
    浑浑噩噩过日子
    渾渾噩噩過日子
    hún hú nè è guò rì zi
    • to aimlessly idle one's days away
  4. Mandarin
    但他们往往遭农会严厉拒绝，所以他们总是悬心吊胆地过日子
    但他們往往遭農會嚴厲拒絕，所以他們總是懸心吊膽地過日子
    dàn tā men wǎng wǎng zāo nóng huì yán lì jù jué ， suǒ yǐ tā men zǒng shì xuán xīn diào dǎn de guò rì zi
    • But more often than not they are turned down flat by the peasant associations, and so they are always on tenterhooks