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精打细算

jīng dǎ xì suàn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

Definition

精心细致地计算、筹划，多指在花钱或使用资源时非常仔细，不浪费。

Careful and meticulous calculation and planning, often referring to being very careful with money or resources to avoid waste.

Usage

常用于形容人在财务管理、生活开销或资源分配上非常细致、节俭，有时也用于讽刺过度计较。

Often used to describe someone who is very meticulous and frugal in financial management, living expenses, or resource allocation; sometimes used sarcastically to describe excessive penny-pinching.

Examples

  • 1 她总是精打细算，每个月都能存下一笔钱。 (She always budgets carefully and manages to save a sum of money every month.)
  • 2 这家公司精打细算，用最少的成本完成了项目。 (The company meticulously planned and completed the project with minimal cost.)
  • 3 精打细算不是小气，而是一种生活智慧。 (Being thrifty is not stinginess but a kind of life wisdom.)
  • 4 他精打细算地购买了所有食材，一点都没浪费。 (He carefully planned and purchased all the ingredients without any waste.)
  • 5 别太精打细算了，偶尔也要享受一下生活。 (Don't be too penny-pinching; sometimes you need to enjoy life.)

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