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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 节衣缩食
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 节衣缩食 | jié yī suō shí | - to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 63,634 | 59,665 | - |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 节 | jiē | - see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3] |
| 节 | jié | - joint; node - (bound form) section; segment - solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) - seasonal festival - (bound form) to economize; to save - (bound form) moral integrity; chastity - classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc - knot (nautical miles per hour) |
| 衣 | yī | - clothes - CL:件[jian4] - Kangxi radical 145 |
| 衣 | yì | - to dress - to wear - to put on (clothes) |
| 缩 | suō | - to withdraw - to pull back - to contract - to shrink - to reduce - abbreviation - also pr. [su4] |
| 食 | shí | - to eat - food - animal feed - eclipse |
| 食 | sì | - to feed (a person or animal) |
Other Words Containing 节衣缩食
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 节衣缩食 | - | 9 | 63,634 | 59,665 | - |