living costs

/ˈlɪvɪŋ kɑːsts/· n. phrase

财经/商业B1

living costs
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Chinese meaning

生shēng活huó成chéng本běn

维wéi持chí日rì常cháng生shēng活huó所suǒ需xū的de开kāi支zhī

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里lǐ斯sī本běn民mín众zhòng抗kàng议yì的de住zhù房fáng与yǔ生shēng活huó成chéng本běn上shàng涨zhǎng问wèn题tí

Example

Tens of thousands march in Lisbon over housing and living costs

数shù万wàn人rén在zài里lǐ斯sī本běn因yīn住zhù房fáng和hé生shēng活huó成chéng本běn问wèn题tí举jǔ行xíng游yóu行xíng。

Source: straitstimes.com · 18 Oct 2026

Background ✎

上shàng周zhōu六liù,数shù万wàn人rén在zài葡pú萄táo牙yá首shǒu都dū里lǐ斯sī本běn游yóu行xíng,抗kàng议yì不bù断duàn上shàng涨zhǎng的de生shēng活huó成chéng本běn和hé日rì益yì严yán峻jùn的de住zhù房fáng危wēi机jī,向xiàng该gāi国guó中zhōng右yòu翼yì政zhèng府fǔ施shī加jiā压yā力lì。

Roots · etymology

cost源自古法语coster,意为花费

  • living(live生活+-ing)+ costs(cost花费的复数)

Collocations

  • rising living costs / cope with living costs / a living costs crisis

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