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

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.

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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