节衣缩食

(節衣縮食)jié yī suō shí

to live frugally

Example Sentences

为了支持孩子们完成大学学业,老两口节衣缩食,省吃俭用过日子。

wèi le zhī chí hái zi men wán chéng dà xué xué yè, lǎo liǎng kǒu jié yī suō shí, shěng chī jiǎn yòng guò rì zi.

In order to support their children in completing their college studies, the old couple lived frugally and frugally.

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