省吃俭用 (shěng chī jiǎn yòng) — to live frugally; to economize on food and daily expenses
Definition
Idiom meaning 'live very frugally,' cutting back on food and daily spending to save money. Used for people, not businesses or governments.
idiom
to live frugallyto economize on food and daily expenses
Examples
- ，省吃俭用。Wèi le zǎn qián mǎi fáng, tā men yì jiā yì zhí shěng chī jiǎn yòng.To save up for a house, their family has been living frugally all along.
- 省吃俭用，。Tā shěng chī jiǎn yòng dì guò le jǐ nián, zhōng yú huán qīng le zhài wù.He lived frugally for several years and finally paid off his debts.
- 省吃俭用。Yé ye nǎi nai cóng xiǎo jiù jiào yù wǒ men yào shěng chī jiǎn yòng.Grandparents taught us from a young age to live frugally.
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