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节衣缩食

jiéyī-suōshí

Traditional: 節衣縮食

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

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Meaning of 节衣缩食 in English

jiéyī-suōshíHSK 7–9Syllabus #7501
  1. to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally

Characters

节 on its own →
jié · classifier for segments: lessons, train

HSK words with 节

节HSK 3过节HSK 3季节HSK 3节目HSK 3节日HSK 3节约HSK 4节假日HSK 4环节HSK 5节省HSK 5细节HSK 5
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HSK words with 衣

衣服HSK 1大衣HSK 3上衣HSK 3雨衣HSK 3洗衣机HSK 3毛衣HSK 4内衣HSK 6衣食住行HSK 6衣裳HSK 7–9更衣室HSK 7–9
缩 on its own →
suō · to withdraw

HSK words with 缩

缩短HSK 5缩小HSK 5压缩HSK 6缩HSK 7–9紧缩HSK 7–9浓缩HSK 7–9伸缩HSK 7–9收缩HSK 7–9缩减HSK 7–9缩水HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 食

零食HSK 4美食HSK 4食品HSK 4食堂HSK 4食物HSK 4粮食HSK 5食用HSK 5饮食HSK 5主食HSK 5食欲HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences