省得
shěng de
Pinyin

Definition

省得
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shěng de
  1. to avoid
  2. so as to save (money or time)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

得
dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to gain
  4. 4 to catch (a disease)
  5. 5 proper
  6. 6 suitable
  7. 7 proud
  8. 8 contented
  9. 9 to allow
  10. 10 to permit
  11. 11 ready
  12. 12 finished
得到
dé dào
  1. 1 to get
  2. 2 to obtain
  3. 3 to receive
获得
huò dé
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to receive
  3. 3 to get
觉得
jué de
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to feel
记得
jì de
  1. 1 to remember
不得不
bù dé bù
  1. 1 have no choice or option but to
  2. 2 cannot but
  3. 3 have to
  4. 4 can't help it
  5. 5 can't avoid
不得了
bù dé liǎo
  1. 1 desperately serious
  2. 2 disastrous
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 exceedingly
使得
shǐ de
  1. 1 usable
  2. 2 workable
  3. 3 feasible
  4. 4 doable
  5. 5 to make
  6. 6 to cause
值得
zhí de
  1. 1 to be worth
  2. 2 to deserve
反省
fǎn xǐng
  1. 1 to reflect upon oneself
  2. 2 to examine one's conscience
  3. 3 to question oneself
  4. 4 to search one's soul
取得
qǔ dé
  1. 1 to acquire
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to obtain
得以
dé yǐ
  1. 1 able to
  2. 2 so that sb can
  3. 3 enabling
  4. 4 in order to
  5. 5 finally in a position to
  6. 6 with sth in view
得出
dé chū
  1. 1 to obtain (results)
  2. 2 to arrive at (a conclusion)
得分
dé fēn
  1. 1 to score
得失
dé shī
  1. 1 gains and losses
  2. 2 success and failure
  3. 3 merits and demerits
得意
dé yì
  1. 1 proud of oneself
  2. 2 pleased with oneself
  3. 3 complacent
得瑟
dè se
  1. 1 (dialect) to be cocky
  2. 2 smug
  3. 3 to show off
得知
dé zhī
  1. 1 to find out
  2. 2 to know
  3. 3 to learn about
得罪
dé zuì
  1. 1 to commit an offense
  2. 2 to violate the law
  3. 3 excuse me! (formal)
  4. 4 see also 得罪[dé zui]
心得
xīn dé
  1. 1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
  2. 2 knowledge
  3. 3 insight
  4. 4 understanding
  5. 5 tips
  6. 6 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一举两得
yī jǔ liǎng dé
  1. 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
yī cù ér dé
  1. 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
  2. 2 success at a stroke
  3. 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán
  1. 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
  2. 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
优游自得
yōu yóu zì dé
  1. 1 free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered
动辄得咎
dòng zhé dé jiù
  1. 1 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
千虑一得
qiān lu:4 yī dé
  1. 1 a thousand tries leads to one success (idiom, humble expr.); Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
千军易得，一将难求
qiān jūn yì dé , yī jiàng nán qiú
  1. 1 Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)
咎有应得
jiù yǒu yīng dé
  1. 1 to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc) (idiom)
哭笑不得
kū xiào bù dé
  1. 1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
  2. 2 both funny and extremely embarrassing
  3. 3 between laughter and tears
因祸得福
yīn huò dé fú
  1. 1 to profit from a disaster (idiom); some good comes out of a setback
  2. 2 It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.
失而复得
shī ér fù dé
  1. 1 to lose sth and then regain it (idiom)
如鱼得水
rú yú dé shuǐ
  1. 1 like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
安闲自得
ān xián zì dé
  1. 1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant
得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī
  1. 1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
得天独厚
dé tiān dú hòu
  1. 1 blessed by heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 enjoying exceptional advantages
  3. 3 favored by nature

Sample Sentences

是是是，夫妻之间称兄道弟的成何体统，赶紧把他给“休”了，省得受气！眼不见心不烦！
shì shì shì ，fūqī zhījiān chēngxiōngdàodì de chénghétǐtǒng ，gǎnjǐn bǎ tā gěi “xiū ”le ，shěngde shòu qì ！yǎnbùjiàn xīnbùfán ！
Yes, yes, yes. A couple who call each other bro, whatever next? You should just quit him and be done with it, to avoid being bullied! Out of sight, out of mind!
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不看啦，省得你嫌我老。
bù kàn la ，shěngde nǐ xián wǒ lǎo 。
I don't want to watch it, and it'll save me having to hear you go on about how old I am.
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省得你借口懒鬼附身啊！
shěngde nǐ jièkǒu lǎnguǐ fùshēn ā ！
To save you the excuse of saying you've been possessed by a lazy bones!
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你一个大男人，连自己老婆都管不好，还能有多大本事，就让他们办了你，省得我一天到晚给你擦屁股。
nǐ yí ge dànánrén ，lián zìjǐ lǎopó dōu guǎn bù hǎo ，hái néng yǒu duō dà běnshì ，jiù ràng tāmen bàn le nǐ ，shěngde wǒ yìtiāndàowǎn gěi nǐ cā pìgu 。
You're a big fella indeed, you can't even keep your own wife in check. If you can't do that what can you do? I should let them prosecute you, to save me from having to wipe your bum for you from morning to night.
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天好像要下雨了，记得带伞，省得到时候淋湿了。
tiān hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le ，jìde dài sǎn ，shěngde dàoshíhou línshī le 。
It looks like it is going to rain. Remember to take an umbrella, lest you get soaked.
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省得
shěngde
so as to save (or avoid)
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快把这只狗送回家，省得在这里饿死。
kuài bǎ zhè zhī gǒu sòng huí jiā ，shěngde zài zhèlǐ è sǐ 。
Take the dog home quickly to save the hassle of it starving here.
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你朋友已经醉了，快把他送回家，省得他吐在车里。
nǐ péngyou yǐjīng zuì le ，kuài bǎ tā sòng huí jiā ，shěngde tā tù zài chē lǐ 。
Your friend is already drunk. Take him home quickly, to save the hassle of him vomiting in the car.
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快去安慰她一下，省得她伤心过度。
kuài qù ānwèi tā yīxià ，shěngde tā shāngxīn guòdù 。
Hurry up and comfort her, to save the hassle of her being too broken-hearted.
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五点。我想先去洗澡，省得到时候抢不到龙头。
wǔ diǎn 。wǒ xiǎng xiān qù xǐzǎo ，shěngde dàoshíhou qiǎng bùdào lóngtou 。
Five o'clock. I want to get a shower first, to avoid not being able to get a tap.
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