父母节衣缩食供我读书。
My parents lived frugally to send me to school.
节衣缩食
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 節衣縮食
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节
衣
缩
食
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节
衣
缩
- 缩短suōduǎnto shortenB5
- 缩小suōxiǎoto reduceB5
- 压缩yāsuōto compressB6
- 紧缩jǐnsuō(economics) to reduceB7
- 浓缩nóngsuōto concentrateB7
- 伸缩shēnsuōto lengthen and shortenB7
- 收缩shōusuōto pull backB7
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谁愿意一直节衣缩食？
Who wants to live frugally all the time?