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Meaning of 自食其力

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
自 zì 食 shí 其 qí 力 lì
lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom); fig. to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
Example Sentences
1
他已经十八岁了
,
所以我相信他完全可以自食其力了
。
He's eighteen now and I believe he can paddle his own canoe.
2
他们自食其力
,
工作和生活在德国人中
,
并说德语
。
希望自己和孩子都能成功
。
They earned a living, they worked and lived alongside Germans, spoke German and they wanted themselves and their children to succeed.
3
但是我仅次于上帝
,
我是人类的一员
,
靠自食其力在这里生活
。
But I am second to a god. I am a human being, alive, due to my efforts.
4
她邀请嘉莉来
,
并不是因为想念她
,
而是因为嘉莉不满意在老家的生活
。
嘉莉在这里也许可以找份工作
,
自食其力
。
She had invited Carrie, not because she longed for her presence, but because the latter was dissatisfied at home, and could probably get work and pay her board here.
5
她说
“
这并没有什么好觉得羞愧的
,
他们只是在演绎自己的故事
,
并且自食其力
。
”
"There's no shame involved or anything, they're just telling their stories and living their lives, " she says.