精打细算 meaning in English

jīngdǎ-xìsuàn

meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

HSK 7-9Traditional 精打細算41 strokes

Meaning of 精打细算

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīngdǎxìsuàn
  1. meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)

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精 jīng · essence · 14 strokes

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打 dǎ · to hit · 5 strokes

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细 xì · thin or slender · 8 strokes

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算 suàn · to calculate · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 精打细算.

打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
打开dǎkāito open; to show (a ticket)
打球dǎ qiúto play a ball sport
打车dǎchēto take a taxi (in town); to hitch a lift
打算dǎsuànto plan; to intend
打工dǎgōngto work a temporary or casual job; (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or d
计算机jìsuànjīcomputer; (Tw) calculator
打印dǎyìnto affix a seal; to stamp
精神jīngshénspirit; mind
精彩jīngcǎiwonderful; marvelous
打破dǎpòto break; to smash
计算jìsuànto calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over

Questions about 精打细算

What does 精打细算 mean?

精打细算 (jīngdǎ-xìsuàn) means "meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom)".

How do you write 精打细算?

精打细算 is made of 4 characters: 精 (14 strokes), 打 (5 strokes), 细 (8 strokes), 算 (14 strokes). That is 41 strokes in total.

Is 精打细算 an HSK word?

Yes. 精打细算 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 精打细算 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 精打细算 is written 精打細算.