过紧日子
guò​jǐn​rì​zi

to live frugally

  • created sense approved 过紧日子/過緊日子 · guò​jǐn​rì​zi · to live frugally — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过紧日子 / 過緊日子

    guò​jǐn​rì​zi

    to live frugally

    To tighten one's belt; to lead a thrifty life.

    过, 紧日子

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to spend 紧 (literal) → 紧/緊 · jǐn · short of money 日子 (literal) → 日子 · rì​zi · life

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense