开源节流 kāi yuán jié liú

increase income and cut costs

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending
  2. 2. to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure

Characters

Character Meaning
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
源 yuán HSK 5
origin; source; root
节 jié HSK 3
festival
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift