subsistence
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UK subsistence n: (means of survival)
SC 维持生计之物 wéi chí shēng jì zhī wù
SC 赖以活命之物 wéi chí shēng jì zhī wù，lài yǐ huó mìng zhī wù
The tribe's subsistence depends on gathering wild plants and hunting small animals.
subsistence n: (bare minimum)
SC 勉强度日 miǎn qiǎng dù rì
In this city, the amount needed for subsistence is about $2,000 per month.
subsistence n: (existence) (哲学)
SC 存在，实体 cún zài，shí tǐ
TC 存在，實體
TC 存在，實體
The subsistence of the cafe will depend on the number of people who come each day.
subsistence farming n: (farming for self-sufficiency)
SC （收成只够自身食用的）生存农业 shōu chéng zhī gòu zì shēn shí yòng de shēng cún nóng yè
Prehistoric man survived by subsistence farming.
subsistence level n: (low standard of living)
SC 生存线 shēng cún xiàn
TC 生存底線
TC 生存底線
SC 最低生活水平 shēng cún xiàn，zuì dī shēng huó shuǐ píng
In parts of the world, most poor people live below the subsistence level.