自奉甚俭 zì fèng shèn jiǎn

to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
奉 fèng HSK 6
to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc)
甚 shèn HSK 4
variant of 什shén; very; extremely
俭 jiǎn HSK 6
frugal; thrifty; needy