精打细算 jīngdǎxìsuàn
Meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)†
What 精打细算 means
- Meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)†
† Our own dictionary has no entry for 精打细算, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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精打细算 in a sentence
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What does 精打细算 mean in English?
精打细算 is pronounced jīngdǎxìsuàn and means Meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) †.
How do you pronounce 精打细算?
精打细算 is jīngdǎxìsuàn in pinyin — written jingdaxisuan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 精打细算?
精打细算 is written with 4 characters: 精 (jīng) Refined (excellent - precise - energy - competent), 打 (dǎ / dá) Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen, 细 (xì) Fine (thin - gentle - detailed - minutely), 算 (suàn) Calculate (count - plan). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 精打细算 written in traditional Chinese?
精打細算. The simplified form 精打细算 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 精打細算 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jīngdǎxìsuàn.
Is 精打细算 an HSK word?
Yes — 精打细算 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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