"scrimping" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 省喫儉用
• 節省

Definition

盡可能少花錢，通常只用最基本的，極為謹慎地避免多花錢。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多屬口語，帶有艱難或犧牲的意思。常和「只是為了」搭配（如「省喫儉用只是為了付房租」）。比單純節省更強調犧牲生活品質。

Examples

Even though she’s always scrimping, she never complains.

雖然她總是**省喫儉用**，但從不抱怨。

They are scrimping to save for a new car.

他們正在**省喫儉用**，為了買新車。

My family spent months scrimping on groceries.

我的家人花了幾個月**精打細算地**買菜。

He has been scrimping so his children can go to college.

他一直在**省喫儉用**，讓孩子上大學。

After months of scrimping, we finally managed a small vacation.

經過幾個月的**節省開銷**，我們終於去了一次小假期。

I’m tired of scrimping just to pay the bills every month.

我厭倦了每個月**省喫儉用**只為付帳單。