节衣缩食

jiéyī-suōshí

to save on food and clothing

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 節衣縮食
Dictionary entry

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

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节
衣
缩
食

See it in sentences

父母节衣缩食供我读书。

Fùmǔ jiéyī-suōshí gōng wǒ dúshū.

English

My parents lived frugally to send me to school.

谁愿意一直节衣缩食？

Shéi yuànyì yìzhí jiéyī-suōshí?

English

Who wants to live frugally all the time?

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节
衣
缩
食

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