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

她过日子精打细算。

Tā guòrìzi jīngdǎxìsuàn.

She manages her daily life with careful budgeting.

收入不高，就得精打细算。

Shōurù bù gāo, jiù děi jīngdǎxìsuàn.

When income is low, you have to budget carefully.

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