"To economize" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 节约 | jié yuē | to economize / to conserve (resources) / economy / frugal |   |
| 节 |  jié | joint / node / (bound form) section / segment / solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar) / seasonal festival / (bound form) to economize / to save / (bound form) moral integrity / chastity / classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc / knot (nautical miles per hour) | |
| 省 | shěng | to save / to economize / to be frugal / to omit / to delete / to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government) | |
| 约 | yuē | to make an appointment / to invite / approximately / pact / treaty / to economize / to restrict / to reduce (a fraction) / concise | |
| 俭用 | jiǎn yòng | to economize / to be frugal | |
