careful and detailed planning; scrimping and saving
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to calculate meticulously; to budget carefully; to scrimp and save
neutralDescribes a very thrifty, careful, and economical approach to using resources. Often used in a positive or neutral context to praise prudence, but can also imply being overly stingy in certain contexts.
Wèi为
le了
mǎi买
fáng房
zi子
，
tā他
men们
yì一
jiā家
rén人
dōu都
jīng精
dǎ打
xì细
suàn算
de地
guò过
rì日
zi子
。
In order to buy a house, the whole family lives very frugally, budgeting every penny.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
jīng经
fèi费
yǒu有
xiàn限
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
jīng精
dǎ打
xì细
suàn算
。
The project has a limited budget, so we must be meticulous in our calculations.
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Mā妈
ma妈
jīng精
dǎ打
xì细
suàn算
，
bǎ把
jiā家
tíng庭
kāi开
zhī支
guǎn管
lǐ理
dé得
jǐng井
jǐng井
yǒu有
tiáo条
。
My mother is very thrifty and manages the household expenses in perfect order.