清苦

The monks lived a very ascetic life.

僧侣过着很清苦的生活。

For others, thrift implies denial and deprivation, and that makes for a tough call-to-arms.

而对于其他人, 节约就意味着克制和清苦的生活,因此很难得到响应.

It is better to struggle on one's own than to rely on others.

虽然生活清苦,也比傍人门户要好.

Wang Tso-shu live his life, committed to nurturing creative talents and poetry.

王作枢一生清苦, 致力于培植人才和诗文创作.

Living on selling benne, he led a hard and poor life.

他靠卖胡麻为生, 日子过得很清苦.

They lived an austere life.

他们过着极端清苦的生活.

The life of the troops was still comparatively austere.

军队的生活还是相对清苦的。

Monks are leading simple , austere lives.

僧侣们过着清苦的生活.