奢入俭难 shē rù jiǎn nán

hard to go from luxury to thrift

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
奢 shē HSK 6
extravagant
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
俭 jiǎn HSK 6
frugal; thrifty; needy
难 nán HSK 3
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty