少吃俭用 — “To live frugally”
少吃俭用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live frugally”. To economize on food and other daily expenses; to be thrifty. Literally, “eat less, use sparingly”.
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少吃俭用 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了能存钱买房，他们夫妻俩一直少吃俭用，精打细算。
In order to save money for a house, the couple has always lived frugally, carefully managing their expenses.
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More idioms starting with 少
- shào少bù不gēng更shì事young and inexperienced
- shào少bù不jīng经shì事Young and inexperienced
- shǎo少chī吃quē缺chuān穿lacking food and clothing
- shào少zhuàng壮bù不nǔ努lì力，，lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲Work hard in youth or regret in old age
- shào少zhuàng壮pài派vigorous young generation
- shǎo少tóu头méi没wěi尾incomplete or poorly done
- shǎo少tóu头quē缺wěi尾incomplete or fragmentary
- shào少nǚ女nèn嫩fù妇young and delicate women
- shǎo少ān安wù勿zào躁be patient, do not be impatient
- shǎo少ān安wú无zào躁Calm down and be patient
- shǎo少ān安wú毋zào躁Be patient and calm
- shào少xiǎo小wú无cāi猜innocent childhood playmates
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What does 少吃俭用 mean?
少吃俭用 (shǎo chī jiǎn yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to live frugally”.
How do you pronounce 少吃俭用?
少吃俭用 is pronounced shǎo chī jiǎn yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 少吃俭用 literally mean?
Literally, 少吃俭用 means “eat less, use sparingly”. It is used to mean “to live frugally”.
What is the Chinese definition of 少吃俭用?
即省吃俭用。