Definition
这是一个固定短语（成语），字面意思是“节省吃的，俭省用的”，概括了“生活节俭，精打细算”的概念。通常用来形容为了存钱、还债或实现某个长远目标而刻意减少日常开销。使用时可以直接作谓语或状语，结构不可拆分。
f.e.
to live frugallyto economize on food and daily expenses
Examples
- ，省吃俭用。Wèile zǎn qián mǎi fáng, tāmen yìjiā yìzhí shěng chī jiǎn yòng.To save up for a house, their family has been living frugally all along.
- 省吃俭用，。Tā shěng chī jiǎn yòng de guò le jǐ nián, zhōngyú huánqīng le zhàiwù.He lived frugally for several years and finally paid off his debts.
- 省吃俭用。Yéye nǎinai cóngxiǎo jiù jiàoyu wǒmen yào shěng chī jiǎn yòng.Grandparents taught us from a young age to live frugally.
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