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HSK 6
俭
儉
jiǎn
1.
frugal
2.
thrifty
3.
needy
Uncommon • Top 38%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
俭学
jiǎnxué
to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
俭朴
jiǎnpǔ
plain and unadorned
俭用
jiǎnyòng
to skimp
俭省
jiǎnshěng
thrifty
俭约
jiǎnyuē
sparing
俭素
jiǎnsù
thrifty and plain
俭腹
jiǎnfù
lit. empty belly
俭薄
jiǎnbó
to lack the necessities of life
克俭
kèjiǎn
thrift
勤俭
qínjiǎn
hardworking and frugal
悭俭
qiānjiǎn
to be frugal
省俭
shěngjiǎn
frugal
节俭
jiéjiǎn
frugal
不俭则匮
bùjiǎnzékuì
wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
俭以防匮
jiǎnyǐfángkuì
frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
俭以养廉
jiǎnyǐyǎnglián
frugality makes honesty (idiom)
俭则不缺
jiǎnzébùquē
frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
克勤克俭
kèqínkèjiǎn
to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
勤俭务实
qínjiǎnwùshí
hardworking, thrifty and pragmatic
勤俭建国
qínjiǎnjiànguó
to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 6
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,890
- Word Frequency Rank
- 31,766 of 84,292