节俭
jiéjiǎn
adjectiveHSK 7-9
“Frugal” in Chinese is 节俭 (jiéjiǎn).
Meaning
- frugal; economical
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.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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Not to be confused with: 借鉴 (jièjiàn, to draw on (others' experience)) · 接见 (jiējiàn, to receive sb)