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节用
jié​yòng

to reduce expenses

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
节用 節用 jié​yòng
to reduce expenses
to be frugal in spending; to practice economy; to save on costs or consumption
Jieyong
Chapter title in the classic text 墨子 mò​zǐ advocating for moderation in expenditure

Frequency

Written text
0.164 per million

Cross-References

See

  • 墨子 mò​zǐ

Antonym

  • 滥用 làn​yòng

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)