省吃俭用 省吃儉用
省吃俭用 省吃儉用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ saang2 hek3 gim6 jung6
- (idiom) to live frugally
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省
- 反省 fǎn xǐng ㄈㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˇ faan2 sing2 to reflect upon oneself
- 省事 shěng shì ㄕㄥˇ ㄕˋ saang2 si6 to simplify matters; to save trouble
- 省得 shěng de ㄕㄥˇ ˙ㄉㄜ saang2 dak1 to avoid
- 省略 shěng lüè ㄕㄥˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ saang2 loek6 to leave out
- 省钱 省錢 shěng qián ㄕㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ saang2 cin2 to save money
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- 节省 節省 jié shěng ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄥˇ zit3 saang2 saving
- 俭省 儉省 jiǎn shěng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˇ gim6 saang2 thrifty; economical; sparing
- 内省 內省 nèi xǐng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥˇ noi6 sing2 to reflect upon oneself
- 全省 quán shěng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄥˇ cyun4 saang2 the whole province
- 外省 wài shěng ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥˇ ngoi6 saang2 another province (relative to the local one)
- 归省 歸省 guī xǐng ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˇ gwai1 sing2 to go home for a visit; to return to one's parents' home to pay respects
- 猛省 měng xǐng ㄇㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˇ maang5 saang2 to realize suddenly
- 省事 xǐng shì ㄒㄧㄥˇ ㄕˋ saang2 si6 perceptive; understanding
- 省份 shěng fèn ㄕㄥˇ ㄈㄣˋ saang2 fan6 province
- 省便 shěng biàn ㄕㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ saang2 bin6 convenient
- 省俭 省儉 shěng jiǎn ㄕㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saang2 gim6 frugal; thrifty
- 省分 shěng fèn ㄕㄥˇ ㄈㄣˋ saang2 fan1 variant of 省份
- 省力 shěng lì ㄕㄥˇ ㄌㄧˋ saang2 lik6 to save labor
- 省劲 省勁 shěng jìn ㄕㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ saang2 ging6 to save labor
- 省却 省卻 shěng què ㄕㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ saang2 koek3 to save
吃
- 口吃 kǒu chī ㄎㄡˇ ㄔ hau2 hek3 to stammer; to stutter
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 吃亏 吃虧 chī kuī ㄔ ㄎㄨㄟ hek3 kwai1 to suffer losses
- 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 faan6 to have a meal
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- 吃饱 吃飽 chī bǎo ㄔ ㄅㄠˇ hek3 baau2 to eat one's fill
- 吃惊 吃驚 chī jīng ㄔ ㄐㄧㄥ hek3 ging1 to be startled
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 小吃 xiǎo chī ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔ siu2 hek3 street food; snack
- 吃不上 chī bu shàng ㄔ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ hek3 bat1 soeng6 unable to get anything to eat
- 吃喝玩乐 吃喝玩樂 chī hē wán lè ㄔ ㄏㄜ ㄨㄢˊ ㄌㄜˋ hek3 hot3 wun6 lok6 lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)
- 大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng ㄉㄚˋ ㄔ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ daai6 hek3 jat1 geng1 (idiom) astounded; flabbergasted; taken aback
- 乱吃 亂吃 luàn chī ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔ lyun6 hek3 to eat indiscriminately
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 可吃 kě chī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔ ho2 hek3 edible
- 吃人 chī rén ㄔ ㄖㄣˊ hek3 jan4 exploitative
- 吃住 chī zhù ㄔ ㄓㄨˋ hek3 zyu6 food and lodging
- 吃伤 吃傷 chī shāng ㄔ ㄕㄤ hek3 soeng1 to become sick of a food after eating it too much
- 吃刀 chī dāo ㄔ ㄉㄠ hek3 dou1 penetration of a cutting tool
- 吃吃 chī chī ㄔ ㄔ hek3 hek3 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
俭 儉
- 节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zit3 gim6 frugal; economical
- 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ kan4 gung1 gim6 hok6 to work part-time while studying
- 俭学 儉學 jiǎn xué ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ gim6 hok6 to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education
- 俭朴 儉樸 jiǎn pǔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄨˇ gim6 pok3 thrifty and simple
- 俭用 儉用 jiǎn yòng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ gim6 jung6 to economize; to be frugal
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- 俭省 儉省 jiǎn shěng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥˇ gim6 saang2 thrifty; economical; sparing
- 俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuē ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝ gim6 joek3 frugal; economical; thrifty
- 俭素 儉素 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gim6 sou3 thrifty and plain
- 俭腹 儉腹 jiǎn fù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄨˋ gim6 fuk1 lacking in knowledge; ignorant
- 俭薄 儉薄 jiǎn bó ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄛˊ gim6 bok6 meager; poor
- 克俭 克儉 kè jiǎn ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hak1 gim6 thrifty; frugal
- 勤俭 勤儉 qín jiǎn ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ kan4 gim6 hardworking and frugal
- 从俭 從儉 cóng jiǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ cung4 gim6 economical; modest
- 悭俭 慳儉 qiān jiǎn ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ haan1 gim6 miserly; stingy
- 省俭 省儉 shěng jiǎn ㄕㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saang2 gim6 frugal; thrifty
- 俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˇ ㄧㄤˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ gim6 ji5 joeng5 lim4 (idiom) frugality makes honesty
- 克勤克俭 克勤克儉 kè qín kè jiǎn ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hak1 kan4 hak1 gim6 (idiom) industrious and frugal
- 勤俭务实 勤儉務實 qín jiǎn wù shí ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄨˋ ㄕˊ kan4 gim6 mou6 sat6 hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
- 勤俭建国 勤儉建國 qín jiǎn jiàn guó ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ kan4 gim6 gin3 gwok3 (idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work
- 勤俭持家 勤儉持家 qín jiǎn chí jiā ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄚ kan4 gim6 ci4 gaa1 hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
用
- 不用 bù yòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ bat1 jung6 need not
- 占用 佔用 zhàn yòng ㄓㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ zim3 jung6 to occupy
- 作用 zuò yòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋ zok3 jung6 to act on; to affect
- 使用 shǐ yòng ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋ si2 jung6 to use
- 信用 xìn yòng ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋ seon3 jung6 trustworthiness
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- 借用 jiè yòng ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩㄥˋ ze3 jung6 to borrow sth for another use
- 备用 備用 bèi yòng ㄅㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋ bei6 jung6 reserve
- 雇用 僱用 gù yòng ㄍㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ gu3 jung6 to employ; to hire
- 公用 gōng yòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄥˋ gung1 jung6 public
- 利用 lì yòng ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋ lei6 jung6 to exploit
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 家用 jiā yòng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄥˋ gaa1 jung6 home-use
- 实用 實用 shí yòng ㄕˊ ㄩㄥˋ sat6 jung6 to apply in practice
- 专用 專用 zhuān yòng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄩㄥˋ zyun1 jung6 special
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 引用 yǐn yòng ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ jan5 jung6 to quote; to cite
- 慢用 màn yòng ㄇㄢˋ ㄩㄥˋ maan6 jung6 same as 慢慢吃
- 应用 應用 yìng yòng ㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ jing3 jung6 to put to use; to apply
- 采用 採用 cǎi yòng ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ coi2 jung6 to adopt
- 有用 yǒu yòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ jau5 jung6 useful
Example sentences
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为了 為了 存钱 存錢 他 省吃俭用 省吃儉用 了 许多 許多 年 。
He pinched and scraped for many years to save money.
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