节
俭

Frugal in Chinese: 节俭 (jié jiǎn)

jié jiǎn

frugal

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 節儉1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1frugal
  2. 2economical

Stroke order

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节
俭

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄢˇ

jiǎn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

节俭

Simplified

節儉

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 奶奶一辈子都很节俭。

    nǎi nai yí bèi zi dōu hěn jié jiǎn。

    Grandma has been thrifty her whole life.

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Related words

节

jié

joint

季节

jì jié

time

节目

jié mù

program

节日

jié rì

holiday

节约

jié yuē

to economize

节省

jié shěng

saving

细节

xì jié

details

春节

chūn jié

Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)

音节

yīn jié

syllable

调节

tiáo jié

to adjust

环节

huán jié

(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)

情节

qíng jié

circumstances

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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