省吃俭用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng

to live frugally; to scrimp and save

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37551st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to live frugally
  2. 2. to scrimp and save
  3. 3. to economize on food and clothing

Characters

Character Meaning
省 shěng HSK 4
province; to save; to economize
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
俭 jiǎn HSK 6
frugal; thrifty; needy
用 yòng HSK 3
to use; to employ; to have to