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宽打窄用 — “To budget generously and spend economically”

宽打窄用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to budget generously and spend economically”. To make plans with ample room for flexibility and unforeseen circumstances, then use resources prudently. Literally, “Plan wide, use narrow”.

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宽打窄用 Pronunciation and Pinyin

宽打窄用 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
宽
kuān11wide, lenient, or ample
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
窄
zhǎi10narrow
用
yòng5to use or employ

Example Sentence with 宽打窄用

在安排旅行预算时,我们最好宽打窄用,这样即使遇到突发情况,也不会手忙脚乱。
When planning the travel budget, it's best for us to budget liberally and spend sparingly, so even if unexpected situations arise, we won't be caught unprepared.

Idioms Related to 宽打窄用

Synonyms of 宽打窄用

  • kuān宽bèi备zhǎi窄yòng用plan broadly, use sparingly

Antonyms of 宽打窄用

  • bù不liú留yú余dì地leave no room for maneuver

More idioms starting with 宽

  • kuān宽yán严dé得tǐ体balance leniency and strictness appropriately
  • kuān宽rén仁dà大dù度Generous and magnanimous
  • kuān宽yǐ以dài待rén人treat others with leniency
  • kuān宽dà大wéi为huái怀to be magnanimous and forgiving
  • kuān宽hóng宏dà大dù度broad-minded and magnanimous
  • kuān宽hóng宏dà大liàng量magnanimous and tolerant
  • kuān宽xīn心wán丸a soothing reassurance
  • kuān宽huái怀dà大dù度broad-minded and magnanimous
  • kuān宽hóng洪dà大dù度broad-minded and magnanimous
  • kuān宽hóng洪dà大liàng量magnanimous and tolerant
  • kuān宽hóng洪hǎi海liàng量broad-minded and tolerant

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Questions about 宽打窄用

What does 宽打窄用 mean?

宽打窄用 (kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to budget generously and spend economically”.

How do you pronounce 宽打窄用?

宽打窄用 is pronounced kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 宽打窄用 literally mean?

Literally, 宽打窄用 means “Plan wide, use narrow”. It is used to mean “to budget generously and spend economically”.

What is the Chinese definition of 宽打窄用?

瞀打得宽裕一些,用起来节省一些。比喻作计划要留有余地。

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