Chinese Word: 省吃俭用 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

省 shěng 吃 chī 俭 jiǎn 用 yòng (Trad.: 省吃儉用)

to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save

1		wǒ men 我们 děi 得 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 lái 来 fù zhàng 付帐。 We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills.
2		wǒ men 我们 děi 得 lēi jǐn 勒紧 kù dài 裤带 le 了。 ( wǒ men 我们 děi 得 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用。 ) We've got to tighten our belt.
3		wǒ men 我们 xiàn zài 现在 xū yào 需要 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 le 了。 We need to pinch pennies these days.
4		měi yī tiān 每一天， wú shù 无数 jiā tíng 家庭 tōng guò 通过 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 yǐ 以 wéi xì 维系 shēng huó 生活。 Every day, families sacrifice to live within their means.
5		zhè ge 这个 zhǐ wàng 指望 luò 落 le 了 kòng 空， rú jīn 如今 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 yǐ jīng 已经 tài chí 太迟 le 了。 This event had at last been despaired of, but it was then too late to be saving.

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1		wǒ men 我们 děi 得 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 lái 来 fù zhàng 付帐。 We had to scrimp and save to pay the bills.
2		wǒ men 我们 děi 得 lēi jǐn 勒紧 kù dài 裤带 le 了。 ( wǒ men 我们 děi 得 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用。 ) We've got to tighten our belt.
3		wǒ men 我们 xiàn zài 现在 xū yào 需要 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 le 了。 We need to pinch pennies these days.
4		měi yī tiān 每一天， wú shù 无数 jiā tíng 家庭 tōng guò 通过 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 yǐ 以 wéi xì 维系 shēng huó 生活。 Every day, families sacrifice to live within their means.
5		zhè ge 这个 zhǐ wàng 指望 luò 落 le 了 kòng 空， rú jīn 如今 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用 yǐ jīng 已经 tài chí 太迟 le 了。 This event had at last been despaired of, but it was then too late to be saving.