Dictionary V1 – SMART CHINESE TEACHER

MEANING/意义

省

EXAMPLES/列句

能省就省吧

néng shěng jiù shěng ba

try one's best to save sth. (for future use)

SL	Character	PinYin	Translation
1.	能	néng	Able to
2.	省	shěng	to save; to omit; province; to economize; to leave out; to do without
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不是省油灯

bù shì shěng yóu dēng

not a fuel-efficient lamp -- be someone who is smart and sophisticated yet not easy to deal with (usually negative)

SL	Character		PinYin		Translation
1.	不是		bú shi		No; Not be

COMBINATIONS/组合