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jiǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. frugal
  2. 2. thrifty
  3. 3. needy

Words Containing 俭

俭约
jiǎn yuē

sparing

俭用
jiǎn yòng

to skimp

勤俭办学
qín jiǎn bàn xué

to run a school diligently and thriftily

省吃俭用
shěng chī jiǎn yòng

to live frugally

勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn

hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)

勤俭
qín jiǎn

hardworking and frugal

丰俭由人
fēng jiǎn yóu rén

fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)

勤俭务实
qín jiǎn wù shí

hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic

勤俭朴实
qín jiǎn pǔ shí

hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)

俭腹
jiǎn fù

lit. empty belly

俭素
jiǎn sù

thrifty and plain

勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā

to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)

温良恭俭
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

俭朴
jiǎn pǔ

plain and unadorned

俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián

frugality makes honesty (idiom)

克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn

to be industrious and frugal (idiom)

勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo

diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)

勤俭朴素
qín jiǎn pǔ sù

hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)

悭俭
qiān jiǎn

to be frugal

勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó

to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)

克俭
kè jiǎn

thrift

俭省
jiǎn shěng

thrifty

温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

不俭则匮
bù jiǎn zé kuì

wastage makes one destitute (idiom)

省俭
shěng jiǎn

frugal

勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē

diligent and thrifty (idiom)

从俭
cóng jiǎn

economical

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

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

勤俭办社
qín jiǎn bàn shè

to run an organization diligently and thriftily

勤工俭学
qín gōng jiǎn xué

to work part time while studying

奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán

easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)

俭学
jiǎn xué

to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education

俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē

frugality prevents destitution (idiom)

戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn

to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)

俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì

frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)

知悭识俭
zhī qiān shí jiǎn

to know how to be economical (idiom)

俭薄
jiǎn bó

to lack the necessities of life

自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē

to live frugally (idiom)

自奉甚俭
zì fèng shèn jiǎn

to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)

勤俭办企业
qín jiǎn bàn qǐ yè

to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily

节俭
jié jiǎn

frugal