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MEANING/意义

省吃俭用

EXAMPLES/列句

他省吃俭用，把钱存起来，希望能造一座桥。

tā shěng chī jiǎn yòng ，bǎ qián cún qǐ lái ，xī wàng néng zào yí zuò qiáo .

He economized on food and clothing and saved up the money hoping that he would be able to build a bridge.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	他	tā	he，him; another，other; everyone; meaningless mock object
2.	省吃俭用	shěng chī jiǎn yòng	live frugally，economize on food and clothing，scrimp and save
3.	把	bǎ	a measure word for something with a handle
4.	钱	qián	coins; coin-shaped thing; money; fortune fund; wealth; traditional unit of weight equivalent to 5g
5.	存	cún	to retain，to remain，to cherish，to harbor，keep，deposit，exist
6.	起来	qǐ lái	(used after verbs to indicate upward movement)
7.	希望	xī wàng	hope; hope，wish
8.	能	néng	can，be able to
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