"scrimp and save" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 省喫儉用

Definition

盡量少花錢、努力存下錢，通常因為錢不多，所以需長時間儲蓄。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬口語，表現長期、省喫儉用存錢的辛苦與犧牲。常見“多年”、“只是為了”等搭配。並非描述短期、輕鬆儲蓄。

Examples

My parents had to scrimp and save to buy our house.

我父母不得不**省喫儉用**才買了我們的房子。

We scrimp and save so our children can go to college.

我們**省喫儉用**讓孩子們能讀大學。

She has to scrimp and save every month to pay her bills.

她每個月都得**省喫儉用**來付帳單。

After years of scrimping and saving, they finally took that dream trip to Paris.

多年**省喫儉用**後，他們終於實現了去巴黎旅遊的夢想。

I didn't want to scrimp and save just to buy a new phone, so I waited for a discount.

我不想為了買新手機**省喫儉用**，所以等特價。

We had to scrimp and save for ages, but buying our first car was worth it.

我們**省喫儉用**了很久，但買到第一輛車真的值得。