勤俭 | 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 | Industry is fortune' s right hand,and frugality her left. | |
2 | I was impressed at how well the Economides communicate as a couple. | |
3 | After World War I, this movement took off, aided by the shortage of French manpower. | |
4 | Determined to take his ideas further, in 1912 he founded the Work-Studies Movement with the aim of bringing over more young compatriots to imbibe European ideas of science and social progress. | |
5 | There is a further effect: the more that society ages, the more it may unconsciously encourage deflation - at least the gentle sort prevalent in Japan. |