精打细算

jīng dǎ xì suàn

careful budgeting

Character by character

精jīng
careful

打dǎ
reckon

细xì
fine

算suàn
calculate

她过日子精打细算。

She's very careful with money when running the household.

Tone: positive (praise).

Praise for budgeting; pairs with 过日子 and 花钱.

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