精打细算

精打細算

jīngdǎ-xìsuàn

idiom HSK 7-9 #35,629

Meanings

1 to calculate carefully
2 to budget meticulously
3 to be thrifty and shrewd

Characters

precise; refined

to calculate; to strike

to calculate; to count

Examples

HSK 2

收入不高，就得精打细算。

Shōurù bù gāo, jiù děi jīngdǎ-xìsuàn.

When income is low, you have to budget carefully.

HSK 7-9

她过日子精打细算。

Tā guòrìzi jīngdǎ-xìsuàn.

She manages her daily life with careful budgeting.

Tips

memory

精 (precise) + 打 (hit/calculate) + 细 (fine) + 算 (calculate) - calculating both precisely and finely, being very careful with money.

Stroke Order

精 jīng

打 dǎ

细 xì

算 suàn