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奢易俭难

shēyìjiǎnnán

Traditional: 奢易儉難

easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)

Character Breakdown

奢
shē
exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful
HSK 6
易
yì
to change; to exchange, to trade; simple, easy
HSK 3
俭
jiǎn
temperate, frugal, economical
HSK 6
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3

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