悭俭
qiān jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

悭俭
 - 
qiān jiǎn
  1. to be frugal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

勤俭
qín jiǎn
  1. 1 hardworking and frugal
节俭
jié jiǎn
  1. 1 frugal
  2. 2 economical
俭朴
jiǎn pǔ
  1. 1 plain and unadorned
  2. 2 thrifty and simple
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
  1. 1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
勤工俭学
qín gōng jiǎn xué
  1. 1 to work part time while studying
  2. 2 work-study program
悭
qiān
  1. 1 stingy
省吃俭用
shěng chī jiǎn yòng
  1. 1 to live frugally
  2. 2 to economize on food and clothing
  3. 3 to scrimp and save
俭
jiǎn
  1. 1 frugal
  2. 2 thrifty
  3. 3 needy
俭学
jiǎn xué
  1. 1 to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
俭用
jiǎn yòng
  1. 1 to skimp
  2. 2 to be frugal
俭省
jiǎn shěng
  1. 1 thrifty
  2. 2 sparing
  3. 3 economical
悭吝
qiān lìn
  1. 1 (literary) miserly
  2. 2 stingy

Idioms (20)

不俭则匮
bù jiǎn zé kuì
  1. 1 wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
  1. 1 frugality makes honesty (idiom)
俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
  1. 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
  1. 1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
  1. 1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
勤俭朴实
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
  1. 1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
勤俭朴素
qín jiǎn pǔ sù
  1. 1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo
  1. 1 diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
奢入俭难
shē rù jiǎn nán
  1. 1 it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
  1. 1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
  1. 1 to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
治丧从俭
zhì sàng cóng jiǎn
  1. 1 to be frugal in attending to funeral rites (idiom)
温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng
  1. 1 kindhearted and moderate (idiom); temperate and gentle
知悭识俭
zhī qiān shí jiǎn
  1. 1 to know how to be economical (idiom)
自奉俭约
zì fèng jiǎn yuē
  1. 1 to live frugally (idiom)
自奉甚俭
zì fèng shèn jiǎn
  1. 1 to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom)

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