"俭" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Mandarin jiǎn
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人人一一
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 jiǎn frugal / thrifty / needy
Results beginning with 俭
 jiǎn pǔ plain and unadorned / thrifty and simple
 jiǎn shěng thrifty / sparing / economical
 jiǎn bó to lack the necessities of life
 jiǎn fù lit. empty belly / hollow / vacuous / devoid of content
 jiǎn sù thrifty and plain
 jiǎn xué to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
 jiǎn yòng to skimp / to be frugal
 jiǎn yuē sparing / economical
 jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián frugality makes honesty (idiom)
 jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
 jiǎn zé bù quē frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
Approximate Results for 俭
 jié jiǎn frugal / economical
 qín jiǎn hardworking and frugal
 cóng jiǎn economical / modest
 kè jiǎn thrift / economy
 qiān jiǎn to be frugal
 shěng jiǎn frugal / economic / to scrimp and save
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 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part time while studying / work-study program
 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save
 qín jiǎn jié yuē diligent and thrifty (idiom)
 kè qín kè jiǎn to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
 bù jiǎn zé kuì wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
 fēng jiǎn yóu rén fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)
 jiè shē chóng jiǎn to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
 qín jiǎn bàn shè to run an organization diligently and thriftily
 qín jiǎn bàn xué to run a school diligently and thriftily
 qín jiǎn chí jiā hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
 qín jiǎn jiàn guó to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
 qín jiǎn nài láo diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
 qín jiǎn pǔ shí hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
 qín jiǎn pǔ sù hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
 qín jiǎn qǐ jiā to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
 qín jiǎn wù shí hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
 shē rù jiǎn nán it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
 shē yì jiǎn nán easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
 wēn liáng gōng jiǎn temperate, kind, courteous and restrained
 zhī qiān shí jiǎn to know how to be economical (idiom)
 zhì sàng cóng jiǎn to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
 zì fèng jiǎn yuē to live frugally (idiom)
 zì fèng shèn jiǎn to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)
 wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous
 qín jiǎn bàn qǐ yè to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily
 qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
 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)
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