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戒奢崇儉 (gaai3 ce1 sung4 gim6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

戒奢崇儉 (gaai3 ce1 sung4 gim6, jiè shē chóng jiǎn) — (idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 戒口 (gaai3 hau2) — abstain from certain food while sick
• 戒奶 (gaai3 naai5) — stop feeding on milk (babies growing up into a child)
• 戒賭 (gaai3 dou2) — to give up gambling
• 戒毒中心 (gaai3 duk6 zung1 sam1) — a drug rehabilitation centre [written and colloquial]
• 戒 (gaai3) — to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth;…
• 戒備 (gaai3 bei6) — to take precautions; to guard against (emergency)

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