| 1 | 勤工俭学 | 勤工儉學 | qín gōng jiǎn xué | qin2 gong1 jian3 xue2 | to work part time while studying; work-study program | | |
| 2 | 温良恭俭 | 溫良恭儉 | wēn liáng gōng jiǎn | wen1 liang2 gong1 jian3 | temperate, kind, courteous and restrained | | |
| 3 | 俭约 | 儉約 | jiǎn yuē | jian3 yue1 | sparing; economical | | |
| 4 | 勤俭办学 | 勤儉辦學 | qín jiǎn bàn xué | qin2 jian3 ban4 xue2 | to run a school diligently and thriftily | | |
| 5 | 勤俭办社 | 勤儉辦社 | qín jiǎn bàn shè | qin2 jian3 ban4 she4 | to run an organization diligently and thriftily | | |
| 6 | 勤俭办企业 | 勤儉辦企業 | qín jiǎn bàn qǐ yè | qin2 jian3 ban4 qi3 ye4 | to run an enterprise diligently and thriftily | | |
| 7 | 自奉甚俭 | 自奉甚儉 | zì fèng shèn jiǎn | zi4 feng4 shen4 jian3 | to allow oneself few comforts or pleasures (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 悭俭 | 慳儉 | qiān jiǎn | qian1 jian3 | to be frugal | | |
| 9 | 克勤克俭 | 克勤克儉 | kè qín kè jiǎn | ke4 qin2 ke4 jian3 | to be industrious and frugal (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 克俭 | 克儉 | kè jiǎn | ke4 jian3 | thrift; economy | | |
| 11 | 戒奢崇俭 | 戒奢崇儉 | jiè shē chóng jiǎn | jie4 she1 chong2 jian3 | to refrain from high standard of living (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 节俭 | 節儉 | jié jiǎn | jie2 jian3 | frugal; economical | | |
| 13 | 俭则不缺 | 儉則不缺 | jiǎn zé bù quē | jian3 ze2 bu4 que1 | frugality prevents destitution (idiom) | | |
| 14 | 不俭则匮 | 不儉則匱 | bù jiǎn zé kuì | bu4 jian3 ze2 kui4 | wastage makes one destitute (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 俭用 | 儉用 | jiǎn yòng | jian3 yong4 | to skimp; to be frugal | | |
| 16 | 俭以养廉 | 儉以養廉 | jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián | jian3 yi3 yang3 lian2 | frugality makes honesty (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 俭以防匮 | 儉以防匱 | jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì | jian3 yi3 fang2 kui4 | frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 俭学 | 儉學 | jiǎn xué | jian3 xue2 | to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education | | |
| 19 | 俭素 | 儉素 | jiǎn sù | jian3 su4 | thrifty and plain | | |
| 20 | 俭省 | 儉省 | jiǎn shěng | jian3 sheng3 | thrifty; sparing; economical | | |
| 21 | 俭朴 | 儉樸 | jiǎn pǔ | jian3 pu3 | plain and unadorned; thrifty and simple | | |
| 22 | 俭仆 | 儉僕 | jiǎn pú | jian3 pu2 | Jian fell | | |
| 23 | 俭腹 | 儉腹 | jiǎn fù | jian3 fu4 | lit. empty belly; hollow; vacuous; devoid of content | | |
| 24 | 俭薄 | 儉薄 | jiǎn bó | jian3 bo2 | to lack the necessities of life | | |
| 25 | 俭 | 儉 | jiǎn | jian3 | frugal; thrifty; needy | | |