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Meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) in Chinese: 精打细算 (jīng dǎ xì suàn)

jīng dǎ xì suàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 精打細算1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄚˇ

dǎ

ㄉ/ dㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧˋ

xì

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙㄨㄢˋ

suàn

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

精打细算

Simplified

精打細算

Traditional

Example sentences

See 精打细算 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 过日子要学会精打细算。

    guò rì zi yào xué huì jīng dǎ xì suàn。

    To run a household you must learn to budget carefully.

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Related words

算

suàn

to regard as

打

dǎ

to beat

细

xì

thin or slender

精

jīng

essence

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

打算

dǎ suàn

to plan

打扮

dǎ ban

to decorate

打扰

dǎ rǎo

to disturb

打印

dǎ yìn

to affix a seal

打折

dǎ zhé

to give a discount

打针

dǎ zhēn

to give or have an injection

精彩

jīng cǎi

wonderful

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