偷工减料 偷工減料
偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2
- to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- jerry-building
- sloppy work
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偷
- 偷偷 tōu tōu ㄊㄡ ㄊㄡ tau1 tau1 stealthily
- 偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn ㄊㄡ ㄌㄢˇ tau1 laan5 to goof off
- 偷渡 tōu dù ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨˋ tau1 dou6 illegal immigration
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 偷窥 偷窺 tōu kuī ㄊㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ tau1 kwai1 to peep
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- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小偷儿 小偷兒 xiǎo tōu r ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ ㄦ siu2 tau1 ji4 erhua form of 小偷
- 偷人 tōu rén ㄊㄡ ㄖㄣˊ tau1 jan4 (of a married woman) to cheat on her husband; to have an affair
- 偷加 tōu jiā ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄚ tau1 gaa1 to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)
- 偷去 tōu qù ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˋ tau1 heoi3 to steal
- 偷取 tōu qǔ ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˇ tau1 ceoi2 to steal
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 偷子 tōu zi ㄊㄡ ˙ㄗ tau1 zi2 thief
- 偷安 tōu ān ㄊㄡ ㄢ tau1 on1 to shirk responsibility
- 偷工 tōu gōng ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ tau1 gung1 to skimp on the job
- 偷师 偷師 tōu shī ㄊㄡ ㄕ tau1 si1 to steal techniques; to learn secretly from sb else's skills or methods
- 偷情 tōu qíng ㄊㄡ ㄑㄧㄥˊ tau1 cing4 to carry on a clandestine love affair
- 偷惰 tōu duò ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨㄛˋ tau1 do6 to skive off work
- 偷拍 tōu pāi ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞ tau1 paak3 to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
- 偷排 tōu pái ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞˊ tau1 paai4 to dump illegally
工
- 人工 rén gōng ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jan4 gung1 artificial
- 分工 fēn gōng ㄈㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ fan1 gung1 to divide up the work
- 加工 jiā gōng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄥ gaa1 gung1 to process
- 动工 動工 dòng gōng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dung6 gung1 to start (a building project)
- 劳工 勞工 láo gōng ㄌㄠˊ ㄍㄨㄥ lou4 gung1 labor
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- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
- 员工 員工 yuán gōng ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥ jyun4 gung1 staff; personnel; employee
- 工人 gōng rén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄣˊ gung1 jan4 worker
- 工作 gōng zuò ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ gung1 zok3 to work
- 工具 gōng jù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄩˋ gung1 geoi6 tool
- 工商 gōng shāng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄤ gung1 soeng1 industry and commerce
- 工地 gōng dì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˋ gung1 dei6 construction site
- 工夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
- 工序 gōng xù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩˋ gung1 zeoi6 working procedure
- 工厂 工廠 gōng chǎng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ gung1 cong2 factory
- 工整 gōng zhěng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄥˇ gung1 zing2 fine work
- 工会 工會 gōng huì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gung1 wui2 labor union; trade union
- 工业 工業 gōng yè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˋ gung1 jip6 industry
- 工科 gōng kē ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜ gung1 fo1 engineering as an academic subject
- 工程 gōng chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 cing4 engineering
减 減
- 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ soek3 gaam2 to cut down
- 减免 減免 jiǎn miǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ gaam2 min5 to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
- 减压 減壓 jiǎn yā ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ gaam2 aat3 to reduce pressure
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 减弱 減弱 jiǎn ruò ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gaam2 joek6 to weaken; to diminish
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- 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ gaam2 fei4 to lose weight
- 减轻 減輕 jiǎn qīng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gaam2 heng1 to lighten
- 减速 減速 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaam2 cuk1 to reduce speed; to slow down
- 衰减 衰減 shuāi jiǎn ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄢˇ seoi1 gaam2 to weaken
- 裁减 裁減 cái jiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ coi4 gaam2 to reduce
- 删减 刪減 shān jiǎn ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saan1 gaam2 to abridge (a text)
- 增减 增減 zēng jiǎn ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zang1 gaam2 to add or subtract
- 宽减 寬減 kuān jiǎn ㄎㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ fun1 gaam2 tax relief
- 平减 平減 píng jiǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ping4 gaam2 to deflate
- 抵减 抵減 dǐ jiǎn ㄉㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dai2 gaam2 to claim a credit against
- 减低 減低 jiǎn dī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧ gaam2 dai1 to lower
- 减俸 減俸 jiǎn fèng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄥˋ gaam2 fung2 to lower salary
- 减价 減價 jiǎn jià ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gaam2 gaa3 to cut prices
- 减分 減分 jiǎn fēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄣ gaam2 fan1 to deduct points; to lose points
- 减刑 減刑 jiǎn xíng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gaam2 jing4 to reduce penalty
料
- 不料 bù liào ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ bat1 liu6 unexpectedly
- 佐料 zuǒ liào ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zo3 liu2 condiments
- 原料 yuán liào ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyun4 liu2 raw material
- 史料 shǐ liào ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ si2 liu2 historical material or data
- 塑料 sù liào ㄙㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ sou3 liu2 plastic; plastics (general term for synthetic polymer materials)
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- 意料 yì liào ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ji3 liu6 to anticipate; to expect
- 料到 liào dào ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ liu6 dou3 to foresee
- 料理 liào lǐ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ liu6 lei5 to arrange
- 木料 mù liào ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ muk6 liu2 lumber
- 材料 cái liào ㄘㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ coi4 liu2 (raw) material
- 染料 rǎn liào ㄖㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jim5 liu2 dye
- 照料 zhào liào ㄓㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ ziu3 liu6 to tend
- 燃料 rán liào ㄖㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jin4 liu2 fuel
- 肥料 féi liào ㄈㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ fei4 liu2 fertilizer
- 调料 調料 tiáo liào ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tiu4 liu2 condiment
- 资料 資料 zī liào ㄗ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi1 liu2 material
- 预料 預料 yù liào ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jyu6 liu6 to forecast
- 饮料 飲料 yǐn liào ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jam2 liu6 drink
- 饲料 飼料 sì liào ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄠˋ zi6 liu2 feed; fodder
- 香料 xiāng liào ㄒㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄠˋ hoeng1 liu2 spice
Example sentences
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他 是 个 個 绝对 絕對 不会 不會 偷工减料 偷工減料 的 人 。
He is a person who never cuts corners.
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