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省吃俭用 — “To live frugally”

省吃俭用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live frugally”. To be thrifty and economical in daily life. Literally, “save on food and be frugal in use”.

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省吃俭用 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 省shěng
  • 吃chī
  • 俭jiǎn
  • 用yòng

省吃俭用 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
省
shěng9province, save, realize, visit
吃
chī6to eat
俭
jiǎn9Thrifty and economical
用
yòng5to use or employ

Example Sentence with 省吃俭用

她一直省吃俭用,希望将来能给孩子更好的生活。
She has always been thrifty and economical, hoping to provide a better life for her children in the future.

Idioms Related to 省吃俭用

Synonyms of 省吃俭用

  • kè克qín勤kè克jiǎn俭diligent and frugal
  • shěng省chī吃xì细yòng用live frugally
  • jié节yī衣suō缩shí食to live frugally

Antonyms of 省吃俭用

  • dà大shǒu手dà大jiǎo脚extravagant and wasteful
  • pū铺zhāng张làng浪fèi费extravagant and wasteful

More idioms starting with 省

  • shěng省shì事níng宁rén人simplify issues to maintain peace
  • shěng省sú俗guān观fēng风observe local customs and social conditions
  • shěng省xíng刑báo薄liǎn敛Reduce punishments and lighten taxes
  • shěng省chī吃jié节yòng用live a very thrifty life
  • shěng省yì役báo薄fù赋reduce labor and lighten taxes
  • shěng省qiān愆guǎ寡guò过reduce faults and minimize errors
  • shěng省fāng方guān观sú俗investigate local customs and social conditions
  • shěng省fāng方guān观mín民Inspect regions and observe people's customs
  • shěng省yù欲qù去shē奢curtail desires and renounce extravagance
  • shěng省yóu油dēng灯a docile and compliant person
  • shěng省fán烦cóng从jiǎn简simplify complicated procedures

Questions about 省吃俭用

What does 省吃俭用 mean?
省吃俭用 (shěng chī jiǎn yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live frugally”.
How do you pronounce 省吃俭用?
省吃俭用 is pronounced shěng chī jiǎn yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 省吃俭用 literally mean?
Literally, 省吃俭用 means “save on food and be frugal in use”. It is used to mean “to live frugally”.
What is the Chinese definition of 省吃俭用?
形容生活简朴,吃用节俭。
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