奢易俭难 shē yì jiǎn nán

easy to live in luxury, hard to live simply

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
奢 shē HSK 6
extravagant
易 yì HSK 3
easy; to change; to exchange
俭 jiǎn HSK 6
frugal; thrifty; needy
难 nán HSK 3
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty