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节省 (jié shěng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

节省 (jié shěng) is a Chinese word: to save. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 节省

动 dòng verb

to save

我们应该节省用水。

wǒ men yīng gāi jié shěng yòng shuǐ

We should save water.

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Word breakdown

节 jié — to moderate, to restrain

省 shěng — to reduce, to save

Structure & writing
1 节 jié — joint; node between segments of an object

节 is not used as a component in any other character.

节 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 省 shěng — to save; to economize (opposite of 费)
Xpinyin

省 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.2 目 mù — eye
目 is a component in 38 characters
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Stroke order