紧衣缩食

see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]

Characters and words in 紧衣缩食

tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

= + : In the encampment Joan of Arc is very tense to finally open her present. It is a radio receiver which has been tightly packed in fine silk. Finally when she's finally allowed she urgently opens the package.
clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145

= 𧘇 + : Mnemonic symbol: kilt.

= 𧘇 + : In front of the space station, Maud Younger doesn't have a wardrobe, but just a step ladder. It's still enough for her kilt though, which she can just put over the ladder so that it doesn't lose its form, and her beret, which she puts on top of the ladder.
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
to withdraw / to pull back / to contract / to shrink / to reduce / abbreviation / also pr. [su4]

= 宿 + : The silk worm (纟) heard that there is a new hostel (宿) in front of the observatory (o1) and wants to check it out, but as she notices that the hostel is run by Susan Saint Bernard she slowly but steadily retreats (缩).
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bag of instant noodles.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) went camping in the space station's bathroom (Ø2). As foodstuffs he brought chewing gum (艮) and instant noodles (食), but he forgot to bring his gas stove, so in front of his tipi (亽) He is eating chewing gums all day.
to feed (a person or animal)

Words with 紧衣缩食

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