节俭
jié jiǎn
Pinyin

Definition

节俭
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jié jiǎn
  1. frugal
  2. economical

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

情人节
Qíng rén jié
  1. 1 Valentine's Day
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
节
jiē
  1. 1 see 節骨眼|节骨眼[jiē gu yǎn]
节日
jié rì
  1. 1 holiday
  2. 2 festival
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
节目
jié mù
  1. 1 program
  2. 2 item (on a program)
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái],個|个[gè],套[tào]
佳节
jiā jié
  1. 1 festive day
  2. 2 holiday
元宵节
Yuán xiāo jié
  1. 1 Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar
光棍节
Guāng gùn jié
  1. 1 Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
勤俭
qín jiǎn
  1. 1 hardworking and frugal
季节
jì jié
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 season
  3. 3 period
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
情节
qíng jié
  1. 1 plot
  2. 2 circumstances
时节
shí jié
  1. 1 season
  2. 2 time
父亲节
Fù qīn jié
  1. 1 Father's Day
狂欢节
kuáng huān jié
  1. 1 carnival
环节
huán jié
  1. 1 (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc)
  2. 2 (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc
章节
zhāng jié
  1. 1 chapter
  2. 2 section
节假日
jié jià rì
  1. 1 public holiday
节俭
jié jiǎn
  1. 1 frugal
  2. 2 economical
节制
jié zhì
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 to restrict
  3. 3 to moderate
  4. 4 to temper
  5. 5 moderation
  6. 6 sobriety
  7. 7 to administer
节奏
jié zòu
  1. 1 rhythm
  2. 2 tempo
  3. 3 musical pulse
  4. 4 cadence
  5. 5 beat

Idioms (20)

不俭则匮
bù jiǎn zé kuì
  1. 1 wastage makes one destitute (idiom)
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
俭以防匮
jiǎn yǐ fáng kuì
  1. 1 frugality in order to prevent destitution (idiom)
俭以养廉
jiǎn yǐ yǎng lián
  1. 1 frugality makes honesty (idiom)
俭则不缺
jiǎn zé bù quē
  1. 1 frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
克勤克俭
kè qín kè jiǎn
  1. 1 to be industrious and frugal (idiom)
勤俭建国
qín jiǎn jiàn guó
  1. 1 to build up the country through thrift and hard work (idiom)
勤俭朴实
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
  1. 1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)
勤俭朴素
qín jiǎn pǔ sù
  1. 1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and simple (idiom)
勤俭为服务之本
qín jiǎn wéi fú wù zhī běn
  1. 1 hardwork and thriftiness are the foundations of service (idiom)
勤俭节约
qín jiǎn jié yuē
  1. 1 diligent and thrifty (idiom)
勤俭耐劳
qín jiǎn nài láo
  1. 1 diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)
厉行节约
lì xíng jié yuē
  1. 1 to practice strict economy (idiom)
奢入俭难
shē rù jiǎn nán
  1. 1 it is hard to become frugal after becoming accustomed to luxury (idiom)
奢易俭难
shē yì jiǎn nán
  1. 1 easy to become accustomed to luxury, hard to become accustomed to frugality (idiom)
恭贺佳节
gōng hè jiā jié
  1. 1 season's greetings (idiom)
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
  1. 1 to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
  1. 1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
枝节横生
zhī jié héng shēng
  1. 1 side issues keep arising (idiom)

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