HEYGOW ASMR

Everyday life

10 phrases
HD
jiācháng biànfàn.
家常便饭。
ENan everyday occurrence
HD
guò rìzi.
过日子。
ENgetting on with life
HD
máng lǐ tōu xián.
忙里偷闲。
ENsnatching a moment in a busy day
HD
jiāngjiu yíxià.
将就一下。
ENmake do for now
HD
còuhe zhe yòng.
凑合着用。
ENit'll do the job
HD
tú ge fāngbiàn.
图个方便。
ENfor the sake of convenience
HD
suí yù ér ān.
随遇而安。
ENtake things as they come
HD
zǒu yí bù kàn yí bù.
走一步看一步。
ENtake it one step at a time
HD
rìzi hái cháng zhe ne.
日子还长着呢。
ENthere's plenty of time yet
HD
zhīzú cháng lè.
知足常乐。
ENcontentment is happiness

家常便饭 - "home-cooked everyday meal" - means something so routine it hardly counts as an event, and is used far beyond food. 凑合 and 将就 both mean making do, and the pair is worth learning together because Chinese daily life leans on them constantly.