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节衣缩食

Word

to spend very little money on food and clothes

Traditional
節衣縮食

jié yī suō shí

jie2yi1suo1shi2HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to spend very little money on food and clothes
  2. to save money by living a very simple life

Examples

  • 他们节衣缩食，帮助他上学。

    tā men jié yī suō shí bāng zhù tā shàng xué

    They spend very little so he can go to school.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 妈妈节衣缩食，给我买了书。

    mā ma jié yī suō shí gěi wǒ mǎi le shū

    Mom spent very little and bought me books.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 节衣缩食

节jié衣yī缩suō食shí
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