"俭" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 俭 |  jiǎn | frugal / thrifty / needy |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results beginning with 俭 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭朴 | jiǎn pǔ | plain and unadorned / thrifty and simple | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭省 | jiǎn shěng | thrifty / sparing / economical | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭薄 | jiǎn bó | to lack the necessities of life | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭腹 | jiǎn fù | lit. empty belly / hollow / vacuous / devoid of content | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭素 | jiǎn sù | thrifty and plain | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭学 | jiǎn xué | to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭用 | jiǎn yòng | to skimp / to be frugal | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭约 | jiǎn yuē | sparing / economical | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭以养廉 | jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián | frugality makes honesty (idiom) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭以防匮 | jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì | frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 俭则不缺 | jiǎn zé bù quē | frugality prevents destitution (idiom) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Approximate Results for 俭 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 节俭 | jié jiǎn | frugal / economical | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 勤俭 | qín jiǎn | hardworking and frugal | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 从俭 | cóng jiǎn | economical / modest | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 克俭 | kè jiǎn | thrift / economy | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 悭俭 | qiān jiǎn | to be frugal | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 省俭 | shěng jiǎn | frugal / economic / to scrimp and save | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 勤工俭学 | qín gōng jiǎn xué | to work part time while studying / work-study program | |
| 省吃俭用 | shěng chī jiǎn yòng | to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save | |
| 勤俭节约 | qín jiǎn jié yuē | diligent and thrifty (idiom) | |
| 克勤克俭 | kè qín kè jiǎn | to be industrious and frugal (idiom) | |
| 不俭则匮 | bù jiǎn zé kuì | wastage makes one destitute (idiom) | |
| 丰俭由人 | fēng jiǎn yóu rén | fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom) | |
| 戒奢崇俭 | jiè shē chóng jiǎn | to refrain from high standard of living (idiom) | |
| 勤俭办社 | qín jiǎn bàn shè | to run an organization diligently and thriftily | |
| 勤俭办学 | qín jiǎn bàn xué | to run a school diligently and thriftily | |
| 勤俭持家 | qín jiǎn chí jiā | hardworking and thrifty in running one's household | |
| 勤俭建国 | qín jiǎn jiàn guó | to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom) | |
| 勤俭耐劳 | qín jiǎn nài láo | diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom) | |
| 勤俭朴实 | qín jiǎn pǔ shí | hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom) | |
| 勤俭朴素 | qín jiǎn pǔ sù | hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom) | |
| 勤俭起家 | qín jiǎn qǐ jiā | to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom) | |
| 勤俭务实 | qín jiǎn wù shí | hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic | |
| 奢入俭难 | shē rù jiǎn nán | it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom) | |
| 奢易俭难 | shē yì jiǎn nán | easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom) | |
| 温良恭俭 | wēn liáng gōng jiǎn | temperate, kind, courteous and restrained | |
| 知悭识俭 | zhī qiān shí jiǎn | to know how to be economical (idiom) | |
| 治丧从俭 | zhì sàng cóng jiǎn | to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom) | |
| 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) | |
| 温良恭俭让 | wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng | temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous | |
| 勤俭办企业 | qín jiǎn bàn qǐ yè | to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily | |
| 勤俭为服务之本 | qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn | hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom) | |
| 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) | |
