精打细算

精打细算 jīngdǎxìsuàn in a sentence

Meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)†

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

精打细算 (jīngdǎxìsuàn) means Meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

她过日子很 精打细算 。

Tā guò rìzi hěn jīng dǎ xì suàn.

She runs the household with careful budgeting.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精打细算

项目预算要 精打细算 。

Xiàngmù yùsuàn yào jīng dǎ xì suàn.

A project budget must be worked out with care.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精打细算

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This page shows 2 sentences using 精打细算 (jīngdǎxìsuàn, "Meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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