Chinese Word: 俭 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

俭 (Trad.: 儉)HSK 6

Pinyin: jiǎn

English Definition: frugal; thrifty; needy

Chinese Definition:
①节省，不浪费：俭省。俭朴。勤俭。克勤克俭。
②贫乏，歉收：俭月。俭岁。俭腹(腹中空虚，喻知识贫乏)。

Antonyms: 奢

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:佥 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 佥 [ qiān ] all, together, unanimous

Similar Characters: 侩险检验脸签捡

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勤俭HSK 6	qín jiǎn	hardworking and frugal
节俭	jié jiǎn	frugal; economical
勤工俭学	qín gōng jiǎn xué	to work part time while studying; work-study program
省吃俭用	shěng chī jiǎn yòng	to live frugally; to economize on food and clothing; to scrimp and save
俭朴	jiǎn pǔ	plain and unadorned; thrifty and simple

1		zhè xiē 这些 fáng zi 房子 jiàn zào 建造 dé 得 jiǎn pǔ 俭朴。 The houses are thriftily built.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 fù mǔ 父母 wèi le 为了 wǒ 我 néng 能 shàng 上 dà xué 大学 yì zhí 一直 jiān chí 坚持 shěng chī jiǎn yòng 省吃俭用。 My parents have always saved money to ensure that I can go to college.