自食其力
zì shí qí lì
Meaning
- literally to eat off one's own strength (idiom)
- figuratively to stand on one's own feet
- to earn one's own living
Example sentences
你年纪够大了，应该可以自食其力了。
你年紀夠大了，應該可以自食其力了。
nǐ nián jì gòu dà le， yīng gāi kě yǐ zì shí qí lì le。
You're old enough; you should be able to support yourself.