Mastery · Sun Tzu Strategy · Advanced · Executive (HSK 7-9)
Budget & Cost Control
The CFO-grade sentences for cutting costs, freezing spend, and forcing accountability. · HSK 7-9 · CEFR C1–C2 · 15 sentences
量入为出，这是财务纪律。不是不让花钱，是不能乱花钱。
Liàng rù wéi chū, zhè shì cáiwù jìlǜ. Bú shì bú ràng huāqián, shì bù néng luàn huāqián.
Live within your means—that's financial discipline. It's not about not spending, it's about not spending recklessly.
现金流是命脉，利润只是面子。
Xiànjīnliú shì mìngmài, lìrùn zhǐshì miànzi.
Cash flow is the lifeline; profit is just face.
好钢用在刀刃上，别撒胡椒面。
Hǎo gāng yòng zài dāo rèn shàng, bié sǎ hújiāomiàn.
Use your best steel on the blade's edge—don't sprinkle it like pepper.