节衣缩食 jié yī suō shí

to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 66586th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

Characters

Character Meaning
节 jié HSK 3
festival
衣 yī HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
缩 suō HSK 5
to shrink; to contract; to reduce
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed