Nov 5, 2007 21:02
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
能省则省
Chinese to English
Social Sciences
Business/Commerce (general)
The context is about use company resources(e.g. equipment) economically.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+6
29 mins
Selected
to cut back spending wherever possible
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Money Sense for the Self-EmployedTry to have as large an emergency fund as possible to fall back on. ... Instead, budget carefully and cut back on your spending wherever possible (see the ...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
practice frugality
practice frugality
1 hr
Adsion Liu
Canada
Canada
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
Canada
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Do/Practice the best economization
Another option...
+1
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Rensheng Qi
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
bilingual geek
Native in: Chinese 
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4
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orientalhorizon
Native in Chinese
Specializes in field
Banking,law,commerce,engineering
Native in: Chinese 
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84
(use sth.) only sparingly
use as little as possible, hold back on using sth. whenever possible.
5 hrs
Malcolm Mayfield
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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56
economize as much as possible
This usage is pretty common.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-11-06 04:28:40 GMT)
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The context is resource use.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-11-06 04:28:40 GMT)
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The context is resource use.
8 hrs
Philip Tang
China
China
Native in Chinese
&
English
Specializes in field
China
Seasoned US hi-tech/management executive
Native in: English , Chinese
Works in: Chinese, Chinese to English, English to Chinese
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42
To keep (or keeping) operational cost to a bare minimum
If this is about "saving cost in ultilizing company resources", I suggest "keeping operational cost to a bare minimum".
12 hrs
make savings where you can
It depends on the exact sentence. Savings might seem to refer to money more than equipment, but it might work in the sentence you have in mind.
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