节衣缩食
jié yī suō shíㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ
Traditional: 節衣縮食
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
节衣缩食 (jié yī suō shí) means to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally.
Meaning(verb)
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
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Stroke order
5 strokes
see 节骨眼
6 strokes
clothes; Kangxi radical 145
14 strokes
to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [sù]
9 strokes
Related words
- 节目 jié mù — program; item (on a program)
- 节日 jié rì — holiday; festival
- 季节 jì jié — time; season; period
- 节约 jié yuē — to economize; to conserve (resources); economy; frugal
- 节 jié — joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (
- 细节 xì jié — details; particulars
- 节省 jié shěng — saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on
- 国庆节 Guó qìng jié — PRC National Day (October 1st)