"Frugal" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 节约 | jié yuē | to economize / to conserve (resources) / economy / frugal |   |
| 节俭 | jié jiǎn | frugal / economical | |
| 细 |  xì | thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal | |
| 俭 | jiǎn | frugal / thrifty / needy | |
| 省俭 | shěng jiǎn | frugal / economic / to scrimp and save | |
| 勤俭 | qín jiǎn | hardworking and frugal | |
| 克勤克俭 | kè qín kè jiǎn | to be industrious and frugal (idiom) | |
| 土阶茅屋 | tǔ jiē máo wū | lit. earthen steps and a small cottage / frugal living conditions (idiom) | |
| 土阶茅茨 | tǔ jiē máo cí | lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut / frugal living conditions (idiom) | |
| 枕石漱流 | zhěn shí shù liú | to live a hermit's life (in seclusion) / a frugal life (idiom) | |
| 俭用 | jiǎn yòng | to skimp / to be frugal | |
| 勤朴 | qín pǔ | simple and industrious / hardworking and frugal | |
| 奢入俭难 | shē rù jiǎn nán | it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom) | |
| 悭俭 | qiān jiǎn | to be frugal | |
| 治丧从俭 | zhì sàng cóng jiǎn | to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom) | |
| 疏水箪瓢 | shū shuǐ dān piáo | little water and few utensils / to live a frugal life (idiom) | |
| 别无长物 | bié wú cháng wù | to possess nothing except bare necessities / to live a poor or frugal life | |
| 身无长物 | shēn wú cháng wù | to possess nothing except bare necessities / to live a poor or frugal life | |
