# 精打细算 (jīngdǎxìsuàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 精打细算 (jīngdǎxìsuàn) means “careful planning and budgeting”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: careful planning and budgeting
- Pinyin: jīngdǎxìsuàn (jing1 da3 xi4 suan4)
- Traditional: 精打細算
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 妈妈管理家务总是精打细算。
  Māma guǎnlǐ jiāwù zǒngshì jīngdǎxìsuàn.
  My mother always plans and budgets carefully when managing the household.

## Characters

- [精](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-refined/) (jīng): refined; shrewd
- [打](https://hanziro.com/word/da-hit/) (dǎ): to hit; to play
- [细](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-thin-slender/) (xì): thin, slender; fine
- [算](https://hanziro.com/word/suan-calculate/) (suàn): to calculate; to count

https://hanziro.com/word/jing-da-xi-suan-careful-planning-and/

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