节省

wǒ bì xū jié shěng miǎn de fù zhài

我必须节省免得负债。

I must retrench to keep out of debt.

zhè xiàng jì shù gé xīn jiāng wèi wǒ men jié shěng dà liàng de shí jiān hé láo lì

这项技术革新将为我们节省大量的时间和劳力。

This technical innovation will save us much time and labour.

wèi le jié shěng chī shí tā men yòu zài sì zhōu wā xiē cǎo gēn dāng liáng shi

为了节省吃食，他们又在四周挖些草根当粮食。

In order to save food, they dug the root of weeds as well.

jié shěng yòng qián

节省用钱

tighten the purse strings