Dictionary1 – SMART CHINESE TEACHER

MEANING/意义

精打细算

EXAMPLES/列句

所以一定要精打细算！

suó yǐ yí dìng yào jīng dǎ xì suàn !

So it's a must to be very careful where to spend money!

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	所以	suó yǐ	so，therefore
2.	一定	yí dìng	surely，definitely，certainly; fixed，specified; certain，particular; proper，due，fair
...........
More 2 entries left to display. Only Registered member can see the full content. Login / Register to see the full content »
...........

失业以后，他不得不过着精打细算的日子。

shī yè yǐ hòu ，tā bù dé bú guò zhe jīng dǎ xì suàn de rì zi .

Since he lost his job，he had to pinch pennies in his everyday life.

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	失业	shī yè	lose one's job，be out of work，become unemployed
2.	以后	yǐ hòu	after，afterwards，later
3.	他	tā	he，him; another，other; everyone; meaningless mock object
4.	不得不	bù dé bù	have to，have no choice or option but to
5.	过	guò	to pass; to live; to go through; to exceed; excessively，too
6.	着	zhe	(after a verb to indicate an action is in a progress or in a certain state that continues)
...........
More 3 entries left to display. Only Registered member can see the full content. Login / Register to see the full content »
...........