省钱 (shěng qián) — to save money; to be economical

Definition

A verb-object phrase meaning to spend less / to save money. It can describe a habit (他很省钱) or the act of cutting costs in a specific context (买个便宜点的能省钱).

verb
to save moneyto be economical

Examples

  • Wèi le mǎi fáng zi, tā shěng le sān nián qián.
    He saved money for three years in order to buy a house.
  • 省钱
    Nǐ píng shí kě yǐ duō shěng qián.
    You can save more money in daily life.
  • 省钱
    Zhè ge bàn fǎ hěn shěng qián.
    This method is very economical.

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