撙節

撙节
zǔnjié
  1. to restrain; to exercise restraint
  2. to retrench; to economize

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 撙 zǔn
  1. to reduce or cut down on
  2. to rein in
  3. to restrain
=2 節 jiē see 節骨眼 jiēguyǎn
=2 節 jié
  1. joint; node
  2. (bound form) section; segment
  3. solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar)
  4. seasonal festival
  5. (bound form) to economize; to save
  6. (bound form) moral integrity; chastity
  7. classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc
  8. knot (nautical miles per hour)