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节约
節約
jiéyuē
1. to economize
2. to conserve (resources)
3. economy
4. frugal
HSK 4 Uncommon • Top 35%

Character Breakdown

节
jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
HSK 3 5 丶
约
yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (3)

勤俭节约
qínjiǎnjiéyuē
diligent and thrifty (idiom)
厉行节约
lìxíngjiéyuē
to practice strict economy (idiom)
日光节约时
rìguāngjiéyuēshí
daylight saving time

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
29,291 of 84,292