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节用厚生 — “To economize on expenses and enrich people's livelihoods”

节用厚生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to economize on expenses and enrich people's livelihoods”. To be frugal in expenditure to ensure ample provision for the people. Literally, “Economize on expenditure and enrich people's livelihoods”.

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节用厚生 Pronunciation and Pinyin

节用厚生 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
节
jié6joint, festival, section, save
用
yòng5to use or employ
厚
hòu9thick, deep, generous
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live

Example Sentence with 节用厚生

我们应该提倡节用厚生,让每个人都能享受到更好的生活。
We should advocate for economizing on expenditure and enriching people's livelihoods, so that everyone can enjoy a better life.

Idioms Related to 节用厚生

Synonyms of 节用厚生

  • jié节yòng用ài爱ren人economize expenses and care for people

More idioms starting with 节

  • jié节shàng上shēng生zhī枝create new, unnecessary complications
  • jié节zhōng中cháng长jié节new complications arising from existing issues
  • jié节jiǎn俭lì力xíng行live frugally and act diligently
  • jié节jiǎn俭gōng躬xíng行practice frugality personally and lead by example
  • jié节biàn变suì岁yí移Seasons change, years pass
  • jié节āi哀shùn顺biàn变temper sorrow, accept change
  • jié节wài外shēng生zhī枝create new complications
  • jié节wēi威fǎn反wén文curb power, return to civility
  • jié节yòng用ài爱mín民economize and care for people
  • jié节yòng用yù裕mín民economize to enrich the people
  • jié节jié节bài败tuì退suffer successive defeats

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What does 节用厚生 mean?

节用厚生 (jié yòng hòu shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to economize on expenses and enrich people's livelihoods”.

How do you pronounce 节用厚生?

节用厚生 is pronounced jié yòng hòu shēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 节用厚生 literally mean?

Literally, 节用厚生 means “Economize on expenditure and enrich people's livelihoods”. It is used to mean “to economize on expenses and enrich people's livelihoods”.

What is the Chinese definition of 节用厚生?

节:节制,减省;厚:宽厚。节约用度,充裕人民生活

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