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省saang2得dak1

saang2 dak1shěng de

English

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

Examples

  • 我今天晚点下班,省得明天早上手忙脚乱。

    Today I'm working a little late so as to avoid a rush in the morning.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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