WordTaiwan frequency #26,284
省吃儉用
ㄕㄥˇ ㄔ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄥˋ
“to live frugally; to scrimp on food and expenses in order to save money”
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省
ㄕㄥˇ
province; to save; to economize; to omit; to reflect on one's conduct; to visit parents or elders
吃
ㄔ
to eat; to consume; to absorb; to take in; to suffer; to be defeated; to capture (in a game); to swallow
儉
ㄐㄧㄢˇ
Frugal; thrifty; economical; temperate; modest and restrained; poor harvest; lacking; insufficient.
用
ㄩㄥˋ
to use; to employ; to apply; to operate; to need; to have to; usefulness; utility; expense; outlay; (literary) hence; therefore
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 使用ㄕˇ ㄩㄥˋto use; to employ; to apply; to make use of; (Taiwan) spending of money.
- 利用ㄌㄧˋ ㄩㄥˋto use; to make use of; to utilize; to exploit; to take advantage of
- 運用ㄩㄣˋ ㄩㄥˋto use; to put to use; to apply; to employ; to utilize
- 作用ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄥˋeffect; impact; function; purpose; intent; activity; (suffix) -ation, -tion
- 不用ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋneed not; do not need to; no need to
- 採用ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋto adopt; to employ; to use; to select and appoint
- 用來ㄩㄥˋ ㄌㄞˊto be used for; in order to; so as to; since; from a past time up to now.
- 費用ㄈㄟˋ ㄩㄥˋcost; expense; expenditure; money spent or required for something
- 應用ㄧㄥ ㄩㄥˋto put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics, etc); application; practical use; (computing) app
- 吃飯ㄔ ㄈㄢˋto eat a meal; to have food; to make a living; to earn a livelihood
- 適用ㄕˋ ㄩㄥˋto be applicable; to apply (to a situation, rule, or condition).
- 用心ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣto be diligent or attentive; careful; to put effort into something; intention; motive