节俭 (節儉)
jié jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

节俭 (節儉)
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jié jiǎn
  1. frugal
  2. economical

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

情人节
Qíng rén jié
  1. 1 Valentine's Day
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节
jiē
节日
jié rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 festival
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
节目
jié mù
  1. 1 program
  2. 2 item (on a program)
  3. 3 classifier: 台 tái
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 套 tào

Idioms (20)

不俭则匮
bù jiǎn zé kuì
  1. 1 wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (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)