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省钱 meaning in English

shěngqián

to save money

HSK 6Traditional 省錢19 strokes

Meaning of 省钱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shěngqián
  1. to save money

How to use 省钱

省钱 is a verb-object phrase meaning to save money by spending less, often used for shopping, travel, or daily habits. It can also describe something as money-saving. Example: 自己做饭比较省钱。(Zìjǐ zuò fàn bǐjiào shěngqián.) Cooking for yourself saves more money.

省 (shěng) means to save or cut back, and 钱 (qián) means money, with the metal radical 钅 on the left. Picture yourself cutting back on the metal coins you spend, and you are 省钱.

Common mistake: Learners often use 省钱 for putting money in the bank, but that is 存钱 (cúnqián). 省钱 means spending less. Also note that 省 is read shěng here, not xǐng as in 反省 (fǎnxǐng).

省钱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

乘chéng巴bā士shì更gèng省shěng钱qián。
It is cheaper to go by bus.
我wǒ在zài省shěng钱qián买mǎi新xīn车chē。
I'm saving up to buy a new car.
汤tāng姆mǔ尽jìn全quán力lì省shěng钱qián。
Tom does everything he can to save money.
激jī光guāng打dǎ印yìn机jī一yì般bān比bǐ喷pēn墨mò打dǎ印yìn机jī用yòng起qǐ来lái更gèng省shěng钱qián。
Laser printers are generally cheaper to maintain than inkjet printers.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

省 shěng · to save · 9 strokes

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钱 qián · coin · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 省钱.

钱包qiánbāopurse; wallet
价钱jiàqiánprice
节省jiéshěngsaving; to save
挣钱zhèngqiánto make money
赚钱zhuànqiánto earn money; moneymaking
金钱jīnqiánmoney; currency
值钱zhíqiánvaluable; costly
零钱língqiánchange (of money); small change
反省fǎnxǐngto reflect upon oneself; to examine one's conscience
钱财qiáncáiwealth; money
赔钱péiqiánto lose money; to suffer a financial loss; to pay for damages
掏钱tāo qiánto pay; to spend money

Questions about 省钱

What does 省钱 mean?

省钱 (shěngqián) means "to save money".

How do you write 省钱?

省钱 is made of 2 characters: 省 (9 strokes), 钱 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 省钱 an HSK word?

Yes. 省钱 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 省钱 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 省钱 is written 省錢.

Can I put words between 省 and 钱?

Yes. Because it is a verb plus object, you can say 省了很多钱 (shěng le hěn duō qián), meaning saved a lot of money.

What is the difference between 省钱 and 节省?

节省 (jiéshěng) is a more formal verb that can take many objects, like 节省时间 (save time). 省钱 is specifically about money and is more casual.

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