33 results for *俭*

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  1. frugal; economical

    trad. 節儉

Also written 節儉【jié jiǎn】

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jiǎn

(bound form) frugal; thrifty

从俭cóng jiǎn

economical; modest

俭学jiǎn xué

to be frugal so that one can pay for one's education

俭朴jiǎn pǔ

thrifty and simple

俭用jiǎn yòng

to economize; to be frugal

俭省jiǎn shěng

thrifty; economical; sparing

俭素jiǎn sù

thrifty and plain

俭约jiǎn yuē

frugal; economical; thrifty

俭腹jiǎn fù

lacking in knowledge; ignorant

俭薄jiǎn bó

meager; poor

克俭kè jiǎn

thrifty; frugal

勤俭qín jiǎn

hardworking and frugal

悭俭qiān jiǎn

miserly; stingy

省俭shěng jiǎn

frugal; thrifty

丰俭由人fēng jiǎn yóu rén

fancy or simple according to one's budget

俭以养廉jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián

(idiom) frugality makes honesty

克勤克俭kè qín kè jiǎn

(idiom) industrious and frugal

勤俭务实qín jiǎn wù shí

hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic

勤俭建国qín jiǎn jiàn guó

to build up the country through thrift and hard work

勤俭持家qín jiǎn chí jiā

hardworking and thrifty in running one's household

勤俭朴实qín jiǎn pǔ shí

hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

勤俭朴素qín jiǎn pǔ sù

hardworking, thrifty and unpretentious

勤俭节约qín jiǎn jié yuē

(idiom) diligent and thrifty

勤工俭学qín gōng jiǎn xué

to work part-time while studying; work-study program

戒奢崇俭jiè shē chóng jiǎn

(idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality

温良恭俭wēn liáng gōng jiǎn

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

省吃俭用shěng chī jiǎn yòng

(idiom) to live frugally

知悭识俭zhī qiān shí jiǎn

(idiom) to know how to be economical

自奉俭约zì fèng jiǎn yuē

to live frugally

自奉甚俭zì fèng shèn jiǎn

(idiom) to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures

温良恭俭让wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán

(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy