节俭
jiéjiǎn
frugal, thrifty
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 老一辈人生活很节俭。The older generation lives very frugally.
- 我们应该节俭,不要浪费。We should be frugal and not wasteful.
Collocations
勤俭节约生活节俭节俭朴素节俭持家
Mnemonic
节 jié "to economize" + 俭 jiǎn "frugal": to save and be frugal, i.e. thrifty. Antonyms: 浪费 (làngfèi, to waste) and 奢侈 (shēchǐ, extravagant). The 节 is the same as in 节约 (to save) and 节省 (to economize).
Related
节约节省勤俭浪费
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