省吃俭用

Traditional: 省吃儉用

shěng chī jiǎn yòng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to live frugally

What does 省吃俭用 mean?

省吃俭用 (shěng chī jiǎn yòng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to live frugally

Character breakdown

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省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal · to omit; to delete; to leave out 吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)俭jiǎn(bound form) frugal; thrifty 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ · (coverb) with; using

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省吃俭用

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