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俭

jiǎn

temperate, frugal, economical

Strokes
9
Radical
人
HSK
6
Tone
3

Traditional form: 儉

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他勤俭节约,甚至是小气的。

    Tā qín jiǎn jié yuē shèn zhì shì xiǎo qì de

    He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

  • 她习惯了勤俭的生活

    Tā xí guàn le qín jiǎn de shēng huó

    She is used to living a hardworking and frugal life.

  • 凭着节俭,她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

    Píng zhe jié jiǎn tā shè fǎ yǐ zì jǐ wēi bó de xīn shuǐ shēng huó

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

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Words containing 俭

  • 勤俭qín jiǎn 2–3 hardworking and frugal
  • 节俭jié jiǎn 2–3 frugal; economical
  • 勤工俭学qín gōng jiǎn xué 2–1–3–2to work part time while studying; work-study program