节
衣
缩
食

To save on food and clothing (idiom) in Chinese: 节衣缩食 (jié yī suō shí)

jié yī suō shí

to save on food and clothing (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 節衣縮食1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

Stroke order

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节
衣
缩
食

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

节衣缩食

Simplified

節衣縮食

Traditional

Example sentences

See 节衣缩食 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 为了供孩子上学，父母节衣缩食。

    wèi le gòng hái zi shàng xué， fù mǔ jié yī suō shí。

    To pay for their children's schooling, the parents scrimped and saved.

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Related words

节

jié

joint

缩

suō

to withdraw

衣服

yī fu

clothes

季节

jì jié

time

节目

jié mù

program

节日

jié rì

holiday

节约

jié yuē

to economize

食品

shí pǐn

foodstuff

节省

jié shěng

saving

粮食

liáng shi

foodstuff

零食

líng shí

between-meal nibbles

食物

shí wù

food

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