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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 jiǎnjian3frugal; thrifty; needy
2俭薄 儉薄 jiǎn jian3 bo2to lack the necessities of life
3俭腹 儉腹 jiǎn jian3 fu4lit. empty belly; hollow; vacuous; devoid of content
4俭朴 儉樸 jiǎn jian3 pu3plain and unadorned; thrifty and simple
5俭省 儉省 jiǎn shěngjian3 sheng3thrifty; sparing; economical
6俭素 儉素 jiǎn jian3 su4thrifty and plain
7俭学 儉學 jiǎn xuéjian3 xue2to deny oneself comforts in order to save money for one's education
8俭以防匮 儉以防匱 jiǎn fáng kuìjian3 yi3 fang2 kui4frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
9俭以养廉 儉以養廉 jiǎn yǎng liánjian3 yi3 yang3 lian2frugality makes honesty (idiom)
10俭用 儉用 jiǎn yòngjian3 yong4to skimp; to be frugal
11俭约 儉約 jiǎn yuējian3 yue1sparing; economical
12俭则不缺 儉則不缺 jiǎn quējian3 ze2 bu4 que1frugality prevents destitution (idiom)

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