精打细算
Simplified word
精打細算
Traditional word
精打细算 English definition
jīng dǎ xì suàn
- (saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting
jīng dǎ xì suàn
- (saying) meticulous planning and careful accounting
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- 精 (jīng): essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic);
- 打 (dǎ): to beat; to strike; to hit; to break; to type; to mix up; to build; to fight; to fetch; to make; to tie up; to issue; to shoot; to calculate; to play (a game); since; from;
- 细 (xì): thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal;
- 算 (suàn): to regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute;