量入為出 liàng rù wéi chū

live within one’s means

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means
  2. 2. You can only spend what you earn.

Characters

Character Meaning
量 liàng HSK 4
quantity; amount; capacity
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
為 wéi
for; because of; to
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out