偷工减料偷工減料

tōu gōng jiǎn liào

Meaning

to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom); jerry-building; sloppy work

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Characters

偷tōuto steal; burglar, thief亻俞工gōnglabor, work; laborer, worker一丄减jiǎnto decrease, to subtract, to diminish冫咸料liàoingredients, materials; to conjecture, to guess米斗

Examples

他是个绝对不会偷工减料的人。

tā shì gè jué duì bù huì tōu gōng jiǎn liào de rén。

He is a person who never cuts corners.