俭

jiǎn

“Frugal” in Chinese is 俭 (jiǎn).

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Meaning

bound formfrugal; thrifty

Example

凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.

From 节俭 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 俭

节俭jiéjiǎnfrugal; economicalHSK 7-9 勤工俭学qíngōng-jiǎnxuéto work part-time while studyingHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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