- 开源节流
- kāiyuánjiéliúincrease income and reduce expenditure; tap new sources of supply and reduce consumption* * *kai1 yuan2 jie2 liu2lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending, to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure* * *开源节流kāi yuán jié liúbroaden sources of income and reduce expenditure; broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditures; earn more income and cut down expense; increase income and decrease expenditure; increase revenues and reduce expenditure; limit expenditures and increase receipts by finding new business; open up the source and regulate the flow; tap new resources and economize on expenditure:在经济工作中, 应该经常注意开源节流。 In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time.* * *開源節流|开源节流 [kāi yuán jié liú] ► lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending ► to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.