縮衣節食 suō yī jié shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. to economize on clothes and food
  2. to scrimp and save (idiom)

CHARACTERS

縮 suō contract, draw in, reduce
衣 yī
HSK 1
clothes, clothing; cover, skin
節 jié knot, node, joint; section
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184