minimum of subsistence

A Thought about Perfecting Minimum Living Guarantee of the Urbanite in Xinjiang;

完善新疆城市居民最低生活保障制度的思考

Urban laid-off workers who cannot find new jobs after receiving unemployment insurance for two years should go to a department of civil affairs to obtain a minimum allowance.

享受失业保险两年后仍未就业的，转到民政部门领取城镇居民最低生活费。

When father lost his job, our living expenses had to be cut to the bone.

父亲失业后，我们不得不把生活费用减低到最低限度。

I'm sorry, sir. That's our minimum charge.

抱歉，先生。这是最低消费。

keep down wages, prices, the cost of living, etc

保持低工资、 低价格、 低生活费等

Both the cost and the standard of living were lower before the war.

战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低.

Both the cost and the standard of living are lower before the war.

战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低。

Both the cost and the standard of living be lower before the war

战前生活费用和生活水准都比较低

The bare necessities of life, ie things needed merely to stay alive

最低限度的生活必需品

guarantee of subsistence allowances for urban residents

城镇居民最低生活保障

a marginal standard of living

最低限度的生活水平

"At present, on the Basis of the guarantee of Basic cost-of-living allowances for laid-off workers and subsistence allowances for urban residents,"

当前,在保证下岗职工基本生活费用津贴和城镇居民最低生活津贴的基础上,

Last year, the basic living allowance of the laid-off employees of state owned enterprises, the unemployment insurance and the minimum living security standard for the urban and township residents were up by 30 per cent;

去年，国有企业下岗职工基本生活费、失业保险金、城镇居民最低生活保障水平提高了30%；

Minimum Bill of Lading

最低运费提单最低提单

bring down prices, the rate of inflation, the cost of living, etc

降低价格、 通货膨胀率、 生活费用等.

deductions (where cost of living is lower than at the base)

扣减数（当地生活费用低于基数）

The north is less expensive to live in than the south.

北方的生活费用比南方低.

The system for ensuring a minimum standard of living for urban residents will be improved to upgrade gradually the insurance of a minimum standard of living.

完善城市居民最低生活保障制度，逐步提高最低生活保障水平。

The Present Situation and Prospect of the Lowest Social Security in Shenzhen;

深圳最低生活保障的现状和前瞻——兼论非户籍居民的最低生活保障