缩衣节食 suō yī jié shí

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

缩 suō
HSK 5
contract, draw in, reduce
衣 yī
HSK 1
clothes, clothing; cover, skin
节 jié
HSK 3
knot, node, joint; section
食 shí
HSK 5
eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184